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The Book of Leviticus (Sefer Vayikra), whose very name (“God called to Moses”) underscoring the Torah’s call to be in ...
The Gospel of John can be seen as a “New Book of Exodus,” emphasizing ... wine (John 2:1-11): This miracle echoes Moses turning water into blood in Exodus 7:14-24, but instead of a sign ...
Known as "Pesach" in Hebrew, Passover commemorates pivotal events in the Book of Exodus. Jews celebrate the freeing of Israelite slaves from Egypt and Moses guiding them to the Promised Land. The ...
Centuries after its last mention in Biblical texts, the present-day location of the Ark of the Covenant remains unknown.
(RNS) — Passover is about memory. The central commandment at the traditional seder feast is to remember the exodus, the flight of the ancient Israelites from slavery to freedom. Adam Sobsey’s new book ...
How the ancient Israelites became enslaved in Egypt for 430 years, how Moses finagled ... Haggadahs (the book of the Seder), says “the more we dwell upon the story of the Exodus, the deeper ...
The Passover seder provides another model — that of embracing and amplifying our shared national narrative. We have journeyed all this way from Egypt together. Moses’ brother Aaron made peace by ...
Spring is here, even if it doesn’t feel like it, which means Passover is just around the corner. It’s one of the most important Jewish holidays of the year. Passover, or “Pesach” in Hebrew, is ...
The central commandment at the traditional Seder feast is to remember the exodus, the flight of the ancient Israelites from slavery to freedom. Adam Sobsey’s new book, “A Jewish Appendix ...
Known as "Pesach" in Hebrew, Passover commemorates pivotal events in the Book of Exodus. Jews celebrate the freeing of Israelite slaves from Egypt and Moses guiding them to the Promised Land.