Journey through the Desert, The Israelites'

There are those who stride off imperviously into the sunset, not worrying about those who fall behind. Others live more circumspectly; they are there to pick up the pieces when others fall.

The Jews tested G-d, and incurred His wrath. But G-d Himself set the example, by testing Abraham. Is this hypocrisy?

As strange as it may seem, the Israelites seem to have only observed Passover once during their 40-year sojourn in the desert.

The manna was the miraculous edible substance that fell each day from heaven during the 40-year period between the Exodus and the conquest of Israel.

An intriguing overview of the biblical account of the Sinai desert journeys led by the Ark of G-d segues into two of the most famous yet least understood verses in the entire Chumash. It was with this formula that Moses prayerfully petitioned G-d for our ...

"So it was, whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, 'Arise, O Lord, may Your enemies be scattered and may those who hate You flee from You." What is the difference between "Your enemies" and "those who hate You"? An analysis of Rashi's commentary on Nu...

What was the underlying reason for the Israelites' grumbling about the manna -- the most perfect food? Were they ungrateful wretches, or just normal people?

The Jewish people have had a long journey through the wilderness of history. Moving almost ceaselessly from one country to another, sometimes through compulsion and sometimes through choice, they have come in contact with many other peoples and cultures. ...

I have not found a Jew who is not ready for a lesson from the inner Torah.

Life is mostly waste. Take food, for example: we spend many hours earning the money, shopping, cooking, eating, and then most of it passes right through our bodies and into the city's sewer system