Moses
Moses and his renegade army of shepherds and lepers.
A biblical story marks the moment when Judaism turned from charismatic authority to institutional authority, and from the rule of judgment to the rule of law.
In this week’s Torah reading, God feeds the people quail “until it comes out of their noses.”
Not only strikingly beautiful, his painting of Moses holding the Ten Commandments also happens to be one of the most authentically Jewish works of art ever created.
Ezekiel’s Moses.
Vayakhel records in painstaking detail the making of the tabernacle. It also makes clear one crucial truth: the central task of Jewish leadership is not atonement but teaching.
The goal of Shabbat is to experience an already-completed world.
He insists he’s not cut out for the job, and his reason has something to do with the way he speaks.
Abraham and Moses are considered wholly righteous men, but Noah isn’t quite. That’s because, unlike them, he does what he’s told without question.
Making sense of the Torah’s final chapter.
A fascinating video interview.
For 40 years, Moses held tight to the Jews lest they relapse into idol worship. As his time drew to an end, he forced himself to loosen the reins.
When he struck the rock to bring forth water.
What happens when the people rebel against the leadership of Moses and Aaron?