Ten Plagues

Revisiting the Jerusalem Locust Plague of 1915

A locust swarm of seemingly biblical proportions.

Armin Rosen
April 21 2022 12:01AM

The Seder Is Not the Time to Apologize for the Defeat of the Egyptians

The real reason for spilling wine from the cup.

Stuart Halpern
March 26 2021 12:01AM

The Plague-Words of the Bible

Is there a difference between pestilence and plague?

Philologos
April 8 2020 12:01AM

The Plagues of Frogs and Darkness Were an Assault on Ancient Egyptian Theology

Showing the Israelite God’s masterful transvaluation of the Egyptian pantheon.

Raheli Shalomi-Hen and Ilan Ben Zion
April 3 2020 12:01AM

Which Creatures Made Up the Fourth Plague?

Rabbi Yehudah says lions and bears. Rabbi Nehemiah says hornets and gnats. What does arov really mean?

Philologos
April 8 2015 12:01AM