Human history – like any great piece of literature – presents a story that is not only inspiring and dramatic on the surface but also allegorically rich with hidden meaning and deep moral lessons. The ...

assignment I’ve been waiting for. to his own holy land. It’s not like that. We never saw Moses again. We couldn’t if we wanted to. I want to. I want to tell him his song is still in my mouth – that we ...

Moses advises the people of Israel that, in times of difficulty, shirah (song) will bear witness that the covenant with Israel “shall not be forgotten from the mouth of its offspring” (Deuteronomy ...

The Haftorah that accompanies Ha’azinu, taken from II Samuel 22, is also a song: King David’s hymn of gratitude after being saved from his enemies. Two of Israel’s greatest leaders – Moses and David – ...

Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face was radiant. They were afraid to approach him. ~ Exodus 34:30 this glow of history and promise. It frightens the neighbors.