The Ten Plagues about which we begin reading this week have always bothered me. If God’s intention was to redeem the Israelite people from Egyptian slavery then He could have just taken them out ...

It was a pestilence of biblical proportions. Officials in Spain’s Canary Islands are sounding alarm bells after an epic swarm of locusts descended upon the popular vacation destination, as seen in ...

A Jewish organization is hoping to spark conversation this Passover about the rise of antisemitism today with some modern additions to the traditional Seder meal. "Passover is the most widely ...

When the Passover holiday begins on Friday at sundown, Jewish people around the world will celebrate by retelling the biblical story of the Exodus from Egypt — including the 10 plagues that God ...

The festival of Passover starts Saturday. Jews throughout the world will commemorate the exodus from Egypt and the birth of a covenantal people. Passover's narrative, culminating in the formation of ...

Along with Jews the world over, I’m preparing to celebrate the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, as recounted primarily in the biblical book of Exodus. Usually, the coming of ...

Jews are uniquely equipped to ruminate on a year of plagues — from time immemorial, plagues have been our dinner conversation. But the pandemic is different. At your Seder, it may not be wise to ...

In March 2020, as the COVID-19 coronavirus disease continued to spread around the globe, many social media users encountered a rumor that was almost too perfect to believe: A "patron of saint of ...