Now a free people in Parshat Beshalach, Bnei Yisrael find themselves following Moshe in the desert toward the land promised. Hashem liberated the people from Egypt and brought them out with riches ...

In Parshat Beshalach, the Torah presents us with the details of the redemption of the Israelites who had been fleeing from Egypt. Once they safely reached the other side of the Red Sea, together with ...

This Shabbat, in addition to reading Parashat Beshalach, we will be celebrating Tu Bishvat, our New Year for Trees. When I sow, first of all, I uproot the old and in its place I sow the new. When I ...

In the final scene of “The Graduate,” as the giddy runaway lovers Elaine and Benjamin take their seats at the back of a bus, we are plunged into a moment of sudden stillness that interrupts the ...

Last month, an 85-year-old Jew from Queens, N.Y., proudly joined other invited guests at the White House as President Obama signed into law the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” paving the way — ...

Recounting for the first time the story of an entire people who, after long years of harsh and grueling bondage, emerge into freedom. Parashat Beshalach is a historic Torah portion, recounting for the ...

Miriam heard the same questions Moshe did – What now? Where do we go from here? and she rose to usher her people through it with song, dance, and thanks to God. Even now, in 2021, as women take on ...

Our tradition hangs a harp above our beds and helps us learn to sing. “Az yashir” – so will we sing forever. “I sing hymns and weave songs because my soul longs for Thee.” So says “Shir Hakavod.” ...

The Torah gives a clear message about the value of Jewish life, as we are reminded that no one should be permitted to murder Jews with impunity. In the Shirat Hayam (Song at the Sea), Moses and the ...