Exodus

Julia Watts Belser sees in the Torah a God who is in love with the creative possibilities of difference.

Having grown up as a Black-mixed kid, I can relate to Moses’ upbringing as not quite Hebrew and not quite Egyptian.

Having grown up as a Black-mixed kid, I can relate to Moses’ upbringing as not quite Hebrew and not quite Egyptian.

The God of Moses is both intimate and mysterious, known and unknowable.

Where is the psalmist’s own voice in this communal confession and appeal?

Where is the psalmist’s own voice in this communal confession and appeal?

In an uncertain, murky time, God gives the people a gift: ten laws.

In an uncertain, murky time, God gives the people a gift: ten laws.

In an uncertain, murky time, God gives the people a gift: ten laws.

Miriam’s song of victory prepares hearts to trust God in an uncertain future.

The lamb’s blood isn’t insurance against the wrath of God. It is a proclamation of fealty.

We see what we focus on—and what we focus on determines what we do not see.

We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “Wind.”

Water dominated the imaginations of our ancestors in faith, whose stories often called for either a canteen or galoshes.

What if we did asystematic theology?

“One day,” says Avivah Zornberg, “I had a flash of insight about Leviticus as a whole.”

The eclectic scholar masterfully uncovers the subterranean threads and tensions that underlie this nonnarrative text.

How can these values be lived out in our traditions and in our assemblies?

The story of Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai should be paired with the story before it.