This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The biannual Israel Exploration Journal, a peer-reviewed journal published for over half a century, serves as a major ...

“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” — Sue Monk Kidd, author During a Passover seder, Jews tell the story of Exodus to remind us of ...

The identity of the midwives Shifra and Puah, introduced in Shemot Chapter 1, has been a subject of much debate among commentators. The Torah refers to them as "הַמְיַלְּדֹת הָעִבְרִיֹּת" which ...

The opening chapter of Shemot contains an episode that properly deserves a place of honor in the history of morality. Pharaoh has decided on a plan of slow genocide. He tells the midwives, Shifra and ...

The Book of Exodus opens with the information that in accordance with the divine promise to Abraham, the sons of his grandchild Israel have swelled to become a people. For the Egyptians this evolution ...

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A few days after taking office, it was important for the new Chief Rabbis to come out with an emotional call to the rabbis of the communities in Israel and around the world, and implore them to ...