The divine cannot be reduced to scientific explanation or empirical inquiry. God exists beyond the categories through which ...
Moses, after being so afraid that he hides, somehow turns it around. So much so that he goes on to argue with God about the ...
After God reassures Moses that God will be with him, the prophet learns that he will also have his brother Aaron by his side, ...
The verb va-yach (“he struck”) is also significant. It shares its root with makot, the plagues. Moses strikes first; God ...
We continue our study of the life of the man Moses with a unique meeting between God and Moses in the barren desert of Midian. Moses had spent 40 years taking care of his father-in-law Jethro’s sheep ...
I just finished teaching a six-week course that was an introduction to the Talmud. Having spent years in its study, it was a chance for me to see it with new eyes. A teacher must be in touch with the ...
After much hesitation, Moses faces his fears and accepts God’s mission. He stutters as he stands in Pharaoh’s palace. But ...
Although modern traditionalist Judaism uniformly affirms the divinity of the Torah, classical sources disagree on what role Moses had in its production. “VeZot haTorah — This is the Torah that Moses ...