Few Americans realize that as the Jewish community begins reading the book of Exodus in the weekly Torah cycle, the text being studied is actually one of the political and moral founding documents of ...

This week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, represents the first extensive listing of laws given by God to the Israelites through Moses. In many ways, it can be seen as an expansion ...

If free choice is of preeminent importance, why did God "take away" Pharaoh's free choice by "strengthening his heart?" Why did God initially command Moses to ask Pharaoh for permission for a ...