At dawn on Tuesday morning, a large group gathered on a mountain in the Negev desert to reenact the moments leading up to the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt. Dressed in robes and flowing dresses, these ...

For some Jews in America, celebrating the traditional Passover Seder — the ritual meal where the exodus of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt is retold — is fairly standard. It’s a story from the distant ...

For anyone interested in the Bible, Richard Elliott Friedman’s new book is a game changer. Friedman makes a credible and convincing case for the historical truth of a story that has been widely ...