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 ...

"With Beshalach, we are discussing one of the formative events of Judaism, right up there with the giving of the commandments and leaving Egypt. For Jews, this is our moment of redemption," Paskoff ...

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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 ...

Indeed, our haftarah does something remarkable: It names names. Not just heroes but absentees. Not just those who fought but those who consciously chose not to. After Israel’s defeat of the Canaanite ...

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 ...

Our guest this week is Rabbi Barry Gelman, Rabbi of United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston. Rabbi Gelman received his bachelors and masters from Yeshiva University and Rabbinic Ordination from the ...

How important is tradition? In Parshat Beshalach, the Torah presents to us details of the miraculous parting of the waters of the Red Sea. Immediately afterwards, each member of the Israelite nation ...