Exodus, The

Just imagine: Each morning when they woke up they were forced to look at their ex-deity—and then look themselves in the eye and ask whether or not they were ready to make this huge transition....

Wherever one finds oneself, whatever one is doing, there is a purpose to be realized and spiritual profits to be pursued

Before Jews left Egypt they were told to "borrow" gold and silver from their Egyptian neighbors. The Egyptians, who understood that this was to be, at best, a "long term loan," were reluctant to part with their valuables, but in the end acquiesced to the ...

Our ancestors had spent 210 years in Egypt. They couldn’t wait a few more hours? Why the mad rush?

The Jewish people begin their journey out of the darkness of Egypt at the first light of dawn.

The problem with most revolutions is that they are true revolutions -- revolve a full 360 degrees and the same ingrained patterns reassert themselves...

So, they happened to eat matzah because they were in a rush. So what? I thought that Passover is about freedom, not food!

He led them to the very feet of the giant, opened a secret door in the monster's big toe, took them up a winding passageway to its belly, and showed them how the thing works...

The fact is, if it's philosophy someone else has also thought it; if it's a legend or myth, some other people have a story with a lot of strong parallels. After all, we're all talking about the same world from within the same bodies... Except for one, ver...

You can hide it enough so it doesn't embarrass you in public. You can pretty it up so that others are not as annoyed with it. You can try to ignore its whelps and howls when it gets out of hand. But can you free yourself of your ego?