Posts Tagged: Exodus
The ‘Egg-Sodus’ from Egypt
JNS.org - At Passover seders around the world, one of the items on the seder plate will be a simple hard-boiled egg. I would like to spend a moment...
An IDF Soldier’s Wisdom, and the Jewish Meaning of Belonging
The modern thinker and social philosopher Brené Brown writes: "True belonging doesn't require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who...
The Light has Dawned
JNS.org - Jews have always been fond of answering one question with another. In fact, Golda Meir was once asked by a journalist, “Why do...
‘We Will Not Rest’: Jewish UC Berkeley Students March Through Campus Amid Rampant Antisemitism
Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students, professors, and community members marched through the campus on Monday to "assert Jewish visibility and presence" following an...
‘He Has Something to Say to Us Today’: Museum of Jewish History Set to Honor Legacy of ‘The Great Artist’ Arthur Szyk
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City is celebrating the 130th birthday of the Polish-Jewish artist Arthur Szyk with a special lecture series...
Passover Guide for the Perplexed, 2020
1. In 2020, the battle against the coronavirus demonstrates human limitations in the face of greater forces, requiring a deeper sense of humility. 3,600 hundred...
Forgotten Heroes: The French Jewish Resistance and Exodus 1947
The year 2019 marks the 72nd anniversary of the Exodus 1947 ship, perhaps the most dramatic post-World War II attempt to breach the British naval...
Israeli Diplomat: Indian Prime Minister’s Upcoming Visit Shows Jewish State’s Growing International Stature
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Jewish state next week will be a manifestation of Israel’s growing stature in the world, Jerusalem’s New...
New York Times Fashion Critic Mangles Exodus Narrative
A column by a New York Times fashion critic last week reported on a runway show by Christian Dior in the Santa Monica Mountains outside...
Ahead of Passover, Artistic Siblings Collaborate on Depiction of 10 Plagues of Egypt in Face Paint
A New York Jewish photographer told The Algemeiner on Monday about a collaborative project with his sister, a professional face painter, to create Passover art...
We Must Have Freedom in Order to Speak Truth
In this week's parsha, Moses is not upfront with Pharaoh. If he does not tell him a lie, he does tell him less than the full truth. Here is...
Ambassador Dermer on Israeli Support for Netanyahu on Iran Deal: Moses Didn’t Have Those Numbers
Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, said on Sunday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has more support in the Jewish state for his...
Passover: How Does One Celebrate Freedom?
JNS.org - Passover is the holiday of freedom. A person or a society are free when they are on their own, not subject to...
Exodus on Screen (REVIEW)
JNS.org - The story of the Exodus from Egypt is a tale as old as time itself, to borrow a turn of phrase. It's...
