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An IDF reservist holds the Four Species, symbols of the Sukkot festival, in a sukkah on the Golan Heights. Sukkot reminds us that we should see this moment through the lens of Jewish history and faith; we are on an unfinished journey to full freedom and security, says the writer.

Passover and Sukkot: lessons for Israel's unfinished journey to freedom post-October 7

By YITZ GREENBERG

THE END of Moses’s role was not a failure but the conquest of another peak. Pictured: Mount Everest.

Parashat Pinhas: How Moses ended his role as leader of the Jewish people

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Friends and family attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Tzur Avraham at the military cemetery in Modi'in, June 16, 2024.

Jews are in a moment of broken illusions, but we’re stronger than we think

By Dr. Mijal Bitton/JTA

A MAN blows the shofar to mark Independence Day at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

The modern exodus and messianic fulfillment is today's Israel

By YITZ GREENBERG

‘CROSSING THE RED SEA’ by Yoram Raanan.

Unity from division: The lesson of God splitting the Red Sea and the Jews

By GEDALIAH GURFEIN

An illustrative image of mindfulness meditation.

Mindfulness: Is freeing yourself harder than parting the Red Sea?

By SUSIE KEINON

PHARAOH’S ARMY engulfed by the Red Sea, by Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1900. ‘The wind dropped, the waters flooded back, and the entire Egyptian force was drowned.’

Miracles do happen: A look at the biblical splitting of the Red Sea

By NEVILLE TELLER

Father blesses son as he joins the IDF, April 18.

Are we dwarfs or giants? A look at multi-generational Jewish identity

By MOSHE TARAGIN

Visitors watch sunrise from Mount Sinai in Egypt, where Moses is believed to have received the 10 Commandments.

Passover 2024: The Jewish experience and learned wisdom

By Stanley Ringler

A depiction of the Roman triumph celebrating the conquest of Jerusalem on the Arch of Titus in Rome, featuring the menorah and other items taken from the Second Temple.

The story of Passover: Jewish-Roman wars and the power of friendship

By JACOB SIVAK

THE PROPHET Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue also known as the Temple of the Eliyahu Hanabi of Alexandria in Nabi Daniel Street in Alexandria.

A modern Exodus: The stories of Jews who left modern Egypt

Biblical illustration of Book of Exodus. Biblical illustrations by Jim Padgett, courtesy of Sweet Publishing, Ft. Worth, TX, and Gospel Light, Ventura, CA. Copyright 1984.

Passover: The foundations of faith of Seder night

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

THESE RAW feelings of fear and anguish provided moments of deep, raw conversation.

Four Passover conversations with God

By MOSHE TARAGIN

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, March 28, 2024.

Rafah and the Ten Plagues

By Nolan Lebovitz

Money jar

The exodus from Egypt, Tu Bishvat, and your money

By AARON KATSMAN

Departure of the Israelites 'Departure of the Israelites' by David Roberts, 1829.

'Founding God’s Nation': Unexpected power in understanding the Exodus

By RABBI SHMUEL GOLDIN

Residents use vehicles to leave the city of Stepanakert following a military operation conducted by Azerbaijani armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, September 24, 2023

Azerbaijan says it does not want exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh, urges Armenians to stay

By REUTERS

The Negev Desert

In Judaism, wisdom is found where the wild things are

By RABBI DIANE ELLIOT/JTA