Exodus
Why one sacred item is out of order.
And socioeconomic disparities are a plus.
A fresh look at the Bible’s second book.
The Hasmoneans preferred the divine understanding to their own.
Michelangelo, the headbutting prophet, and an ancient Aramaic prayer.
Gersonides on the Tabernacle.
Revolution, tradition, and the exodus.
A new pharaoh who knew not Joseph.
Liberation theology, the Exodus, and divine love.
“As they sat in shul all those centuries ago, they could hear the Song of Songs, and feel hope for the final redemption.”
Imagining the first Passover.
American Jews’ two narratives of liberation.
Reading Exodus as a tale of two ancient Near Eastern construction projects.
A rabbi and Bible scholar joins us to talk about his trips to biblical Egypt, and about the role of Egypt in the Jewish imagination.