The Mishna (1:2) for Maseches Rosh Hashana states that there are four periods when Hashem sits in judgment: Pesach for grain, Shavuos for the fruit of trees, Sukkos for water, and Rosh Hashana for hum ...

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They were spoken in preparation to answer a higher calling, no matter the challenge; words confirming the trials, adversity and duty that personify an attempt to exemplify moral ideals.The post ...

The holiday celebrates the Israelites’ liberation from Egyptian slavery, but it continued evolving after the Neo-Babylonians conquered Jerusalem in 587 B.C. The late Middle AgesA lamb ...

To truly understand the heart of the exodus from Egypt – which we celebrate on Passover – we must grasp the stature of that great Egyptian empire and the stark contrast between its cruel arrogance and ...

Archaeologists excavating at Saqqara Necropolis found a 4,300-year-old tomb of a poorly known prince with a unique fake door, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

During Passover, each generation is instructed ... the cost of chosenness is responsibility. Moses, former prince of Egypt and revered leader of the Israelites, and medieval Jewish philosopher ...

Yet the Haggadah omits many heroes, including one vivid figure from Jewish lore: Nachshon ben Amminadab, the prince ... who left Egypt together. The Haggadah says that we celebrate Passover ...

“When we were in the state dining room last night, we told the story of Passover” and the exodus of the Jews from slavery in Egypt to freedom, Shapiro said. “I refuse to be trapped by the ...

As Jews gather for the start of Passover and share the story of our ... in the story — “that God acted for me when I left Egypt.” Every part of the service compels us to connect with the ...

Passover marks the liberation of the Israelites from centuries of slavery in Egypt. Led by Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince, the Book of Exodus in the Torah details a series of plagues and ...