In the Torah portion of Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24-18), we encounter a profound moment in the journey of the Israelite people. Following the awe-inspiring revelation at Sinai, when the Ten...
Engaging the Youth: Lessons from Sinai
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Awareness of God Starts From the Top
What blessings does God need? Psalm 135:21 begins, "Blessed is the LORD from Zion." The obvious question is, does God really need to be blessed by us? What are we actually doing when we bless God? I...
The Miracle of Normal Life in Jerusalem
"So said the Lord of Hosts: Old men and old women will again sit in the squares of Jerusalem, each man with his cane in his hand due to advanced age. The squares of the city will be filled with boys...
The Secret of Jewish Resilience
Jean-Jacques Rousseau once observed the remarkable resilience and enduring nature of Jewish people. In an unpublished document discovered after his death, Rousseau wrote: The Jews provide us with an...
The City of Truth
The city of “truth” This is the only place in the Bible where Jerusalem is called the “city of truth.” The Hebrew word for “truth” is emet. This word does not only mean “truth” as in the opposite of...
Free Will to Surrender to God
One of the fundamental principles of Biblical faith is that God has granted free will to human beings. Without free will, all our actions are meaningless. There is no basis for reward or punishment....
Private and Public Faith
This commandment in this verse mandates the writing of this paragraph, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, as well as Deuteronomy 11:13-21, on a parchment scroll which is then mounted on the doorpost of the home....
Ethics Before Sinai
At the start of the Torah portion of Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:22), we read about Jethro's visit to Moses in the desert before the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Moved by the news of the remarkable...
Jethro and Amalek: A Tale of Two Paths
The placement of stories in the Bible is sometimes as instructive as the narratives themselves. The story of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, in the Torah portion of Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:22) is a...
Saul’s Failure and Bibi’s Decision: The Future of Gaza
Soon after Bibi Netanyahu was elected to his fifth term as prime minister, journalist Bari Weiss asked him to name his favorite biblical character. Netanyahu replied with a fascinating answer: “King...
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The Israel Bible will succeed in helping readers of Tanakh better understand its geographical context and better perceive some of its contemporary resonances.
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