Moses is the undisputed protagonist of the great epic of the Jewish people as they are delivered from the bondage of Egypt and led by him to the threshold of the land that the Lord has promised to ...

At the end of this week’s portion in the Diaspora (Behaaloscha), we catch a rare and fascinating glimpse into the interpersonal relationship of Moshe, his brother Aaron, and their sister Miriam.

You might want to light a yahrzeit candle for Miriam, the “rebellious” one, who was the oldest of her siblings, who died and was buried at Kadesh (Numbers 20:1), according to one tradition on the 10th ...

In this week’s parsha tetzaveh we read all about Moses’s clearly superior relationship to Aaron as he engages with Aaron’s investiture to the high priesthood. God tells Moses what to do; then Moses ...

‘And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite (Midianite) woman he had taken to wife (and divorced)… And they said, ‘Did the Lord speak only to Moses? Did He not also speak to us.’” ...

The Promised Land also makes some more obscure biblical details memorable, such as when Oholiab (Ash Kahn)—a specialist in ...

There has never been a generation like that of Moses, Miriam and Aaron, says the Zohar. Their combined presence, awesome as it was for the “wilderness generation,” made the idea of their deaths that ...

If you’ve lived long enough, then you know that some people can be great friends when you’re down and in need of help, but paradoxically, not necessarily such great friends when you’re doing great and ...

As we approach Purim this year, beginning at sundown on March 13, 2025, and concluding at nightfall on March 14, 2025 (except for Jerusalem and other cities with walls from the time of Joshua), we ...