In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.

There are striking parallels between Yaakov and Moshe which are evoked in Parshat Shemot : Both men had spent their youths, ...

The verb va-yach (“he struck”) is also significant. It shares its root with makot, the plagues. Moses strikes first; God ...

Dr. Charles Feild remembers the paratroopers with jump boots, helmets and bayonets on rifles, standing shoulder to shoulder.

Hopes which are destroyed cause deeper despair than complete hopelessness. The Jews had hoped for a new Pharaoh who would ...

The Rabbis in the Midrash, always sensitive to nuance, focus our attention on the enigmatic words: "G-d saw that Moses turned ...

After God reassures Moses that God will be with him, the prophet learns that he will also have his brother Aaron by his side, ...

A Black history exhibition had its invitation rescinded by Texas State University due to the “current climate” within the ...

By Greg Kozera We just celebrated the feast of the Three Kings (the Magi) also called Epiphany. The kings saw a star at its rising and followed it to find baby Jesus, the Savior. For some religions, ...

The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights ...

Over three floors, MoAD presents an African diaspora “unbound” from earthly and chronological conceptions of diaspora.

After much hesitation, Moses faces his fears and accepts God’s mission. He stutters as he stands in Pharaoh’s palace. But ...