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“The Seventh Plague” by John Martin, 1823
Posted inOff the Shelf

New book offers unconventional look at the 10 plagues

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 24, 2026March 25, 2026

One of the consistent challenges at Passover is bringing new perspectives to the texts and rituals that can too easily become rote. With the festival approaching, Steven Weitzman’s new book, […]

"The Departure of the Israelites," 1829 by David Roberts
Posted inTorah

If God could change Pharaoh’s heart, where is his free will?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen January 22, 2026January 22, 2026
"Moses Adores God in the Burning Bush" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Today’s political leaders should follow Moses’ lead

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein January 8, 2026January 8, 2026
"Pharaoh's Army Engulfed by the Red Sea" by Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1900
Posted inTorah

Post-seder postscript: Why not hate the Egyptians?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 7, 2023
"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
Posted inTorah

In Moses’ self-doubt, a great lesson in humility

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein March 31, 2023March 31, 2023
a 19th century painting of the scene
Posted inTorah

The monumental things that happen in the in-between

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf February 3, 2023February 2, 2023
a 19th century painting of the scene
Posted inTorah

Ready to move your emotional home to the Promised Land?

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg May 27, 2022May 26, 2022
“Lamentations Over the Death of the First-Born of Egypt” by Charles Sprague Pearce, 1877
Posted inTorah

Midnight can be the moment that changes the course of history

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf January 7, 2022January 6, 2022
"Israel in Egypt" by Edward Poynter, 1867
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Why did Pharaoh turn on the Jewish people?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen December 24, 2021December 23, 2021
A page from the famed German Birds’ Head Haggadah, ca. 1300.
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Being there for someone means imagining what it’s like to be them

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg January 22, 2021January 21, 2021

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