This Passover, as we retell the story of our journey from slavery to freedom, may we be mindful of the other people seeking ...

The tragedy for the firstborn is that he is left with the anomalous status that puts on him sometimes vast societal and ...

It seems plausible that the beginning of the settlement of the children of Israel in the eastern Nile Delta—dated to ...

My ancient ancestors, like those Jews on the front lines of today’s hotspots, saw that the true miracle was to take action in ...

Why is this night different from all other nights?” Thus, at sunset begins the ritual of questions during the Seder meal with ...

"Unlike its ancient counterpart, the modern-day uprooting of Egyptian Jewry is not a tale of triumph but of tragedy," the ...

Pharaoh refused, and Yahweh brought 10 plagues down upon Egypt. The final plague was the ... This editorial was originally published April 4, 2007 in the Orange County Register.

In Israel right now, there is a lot of sadness. This is a tough Passover,” Rabbi Larry Kaplan said as about 80 members and ...

Today, unfortunately, the Judeo-Islamic tradition is much forgotten. Instead, many people can imagine only enmity between ...

Jews from all around the world are preparing for the annual, week-long holiday of Passover, or Pesach, as it is known in ...

The Jewish holiday of Passover begins Saturday, April 12 at sundown and goes until nightfall on Sunday, April 20. There are ...