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Each year at the Seder, we speak about four sons: the wise son, the rebellious son, the simple son, and the one who does not know how to ask. These figures are usually understood as personality types, or different levels of Jewish knowledge. But they can also be read as describing a gradual shift in […]
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The Exodus from Egypt was not a single event. It was a carefully sequenced process that addressed the human being’s three dimensions: what you believe, what you value, and what are your core character traits. <The Passover story addresses all three, in order. None of them can be skipped. Beliefs: The Ten Plagues The ten […]
My husband often lies to me. Intentionally. And I do the same to him. It’s all part of a weekly game “Two Truths and a Lie.” We take turns picking a theme and making a series of statements about our days, one of which is completely false. Pre-pandemic, the themes were a bit more interesting […]
Pop quiz: What was the purpose of the Exodus from Egypt? If you answered, “To free the Israelites from slavery,” or “to save them from oppression and suffering,” you probably would be in the company of 99% of those answering this question. However, one very important dissenting voice would give a very different answer, and […]
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Is the Exodus a myth or is archaeology quietly confirming it detail by detail? Rabbi Rowe examines the evidence.
