Trying to sink the boat: The real story of the Exodus
Maybe reading the story of the Exodus can remind us that our real enemies are waiting for us to sink the ship of the Jewish state. Op-ed
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Behaalotcha (Israel): Meet the complainers
Today, as then, there are people who simply have to complain - and those whose gripes are murmured ceaselessly.
Bamidbar: Navigating uncertainty
The Israelites spent a long time in a state of unknowing. They had no first-hand knowledge of where they were going.
How history greets a newborn infant
Children are new creations brought into this world and the Exodus occurred for each one.
Still slaves after all these years
It is easier to take the Jews out of slavery than to take slavery out of the Israeli mindset.
The Three Pronged War taking place in Israel
An Erev Rav Analysis and the Pesach opportunity. The mixed multitude that left Egypt with us are alive and well, plaguing every generation.
'So that you may relate in the ears of your son'
The message of the Exodus as seen by Torah commentators from the Riva to the Slonimer Rebbe.
The Daily Portion / Shared memories: From the Exodus to the schoolyard
Our shared past experiences are seared into our souls.
Rabbi Yisroel Reisman captures the Essence of Life
It seems like a contradiction in timing, but it is really a model for living.
Beshalach: A woman's poem?
Women are those who welcomed the men returning from battle in ancient times.
Who was responsible for the Jewish Exodus from Egypt? The Parsha and Current Events
The exodus from Egypt taught us that words, such as those spoken by Moshe and Aaron,are not enough to move masses of Jews to return home.
“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers…”
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, will yet defeat our enemies in the Land of Israel.
Freeing the mind
It is not so simple to go from bondage to freedom.
Uncovering the connection: Bread and the Exodus from Egypt
Israel's first Chief Rabbi: Why do we say "God who brings forth" only on the blessing for bread, as G-d says about the Exodus from Egypt?
Vaeira: The process of convincing Pharaoh
Step by step, plague after plague, Pharaoh learns the way the world works.
Thanksgiving reaffirms the 400-year-old US-Israel nexus
William Bradford, leader of the "Mayflower", interacted with the Jewish community in England and saw his voyage as another Exodus. Op-ed.
Great expectations - great disappointments - and great return
We disappointed Hashem from the Exodus until today, not living up to expectations, but we have also proven that we want to be bonded to Him.
Israel's first Ship of State- the real story of the Exodus
The UK showed its cowardice and contempt for Jewish Holocaust survivors with the Exodus. Moral? Jews cannot rely on the world. Story below..
How did cartoonists see the voyage of the Exodus?
75 years ago this week, the Exodus story made waves internationally. But how did the cartoonists see it? Op-ed.
Want to merit entering the Land of Israel? Refrain from charging interest!
Keeping the prohibition on taking interest from one's fellow Jew is relying on the God who took us out of Egypt to bring us sustenance.
A Progressive Passover
At Passover time, agitators for a State of Palestine feel compelled to act Moses, paraleling the Exodus with the Two State Delusion. .Op-ed.
The Revolution of all Revolutions
The Exodus from Egypt constitutes a revolution in the concept of reality.
An instant Salvation? Leaving Egypt was a process
A successful businessman once said that it takes years to become an overnight success, and the Exodus was no different. Op-ed.
Shabbat Ha-Gadol: Redemption then, redemption now
Shabbat ha-Gadol, “the Great Shabbat” before Pesach, commemorates our final Shabbat in Egypt, 3,334 years ago, five days before the Exodus.
Purim to Passover: G-d's love for His People and His Land
If the ten days from Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur are Days of Awe,I would posit that the days from Purim to Passover are Days of Love.
I know my ancestors were freed from Egyptian slavery
I did not need the amulet found on Har Eival to strengthen my faith. My proof is the fact of generations of believers since Mount Sinai.
Cloud by day, fire by night
The Israelites were protected as they fled Egypt. Was this a message for the future as well?
Telling the Story
Macintyre: “I can only answer the question ‘What am I to do?’ if I can answer the prior question ‘Of what story.. do I find myself a part?’”
Bo: The Exodus and Tefillin
Rabbi Kook:We bind these memories of G-d's role in history to our hand, heart, and mind, and transform our coarse nature to a holy one.'
Pharaoh at the point of no return
Sometimes the present is predetermined by things done in the past.
Free will and freedom
Enslaving others, Pharaoh himself became enslaved. He became a prisoner of the values he himself had espoused.
When Hashem spoke harshly to Moshe
Hashem laments the departure of the Avot, rebuking Moshe for his words.
A Zionist paradigm shift
This week's parasha holds the key to understanding practically all of Jewish History in the past 120 years.
Vaera: Realize your worst fears
There is another, and much more profound, meaning to the words 'realize your worst fears' than the obvious one.
Magic makers
Why was it worth God’s while to produce the effects which the sorcerers could duplicate?.
Are we missing out on life's greatest opportunities?
Can the temporary silence the historic?
The pivotal role of women in the development of our nation
As the Jewish nation emerged from a family, and families are the bedrock of society, it is clearly the women who are of supreme importance.
American politicians can learn from The Book Of Exodus
Today the people of America are slaves to political pettiness.Opinion.
Are we missing out on life's greatest opportunities?
Can the temporary silence the historic?
The more things change..
Pharaoh's words are mirrored by every paranoid Jew hating ruler ever since - and there have been, and still are, many.
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