Crash Course

Joshua conquered the land and then transitioned the nation to a confederacy, but his achievements were beset by self-doubt and...

The 40 years in the desert was both harsh and necessary for the Jewish people to become who they would...

The grandeur and challenges of living up to the greatest event in human history.

The redemption and the test after the temptation afterward of returning to Egypt

Human nature and the nature of miracles The watershed of Jewish history is the exodus from Egypt. Over and over...

Eerie parallels between the situation of the Jews in Egypt and Nazi Germany There are three ways to tell the...

Understanding ancient Egypt is important to grasping the backdrop of the Bible Egypt was the exception to the rule in...

Judaism is uniquely universal and particular – and establishes this pattern in the Book of Genesis, as Rabbi Wein explains...

Jacob’s twelve sons, like the Jewish people, were a cantankerous group. Jacob sought to harness their individualism and make them...

The story of Joseph’s sale into slavery, rise to prominence and reconciliation with his brothers is one of the most...