Daily Devotionals

Maybe this is what Zechariah meant when he called God’s Holy City “the city of truth.” The battle for Jerusalem is a battle for truth.

And that was the moment when the Red Sea parted. It was Nahshon’s bold act of faith and trust in God that caused the sea to split.

The Jewish practice — going all the way back to the Exodus itself — is to recount the story of the Exodus from Egypt through the power of asking questions

Eating the Passover lamb this way showed that the Israelites were ready to leave. They were eager to begin their journey as God’s people.

This year, as my Christian friends celebrate Easter, it is good to remember the Jews’ miraculous deliverance on that first Passover and of God’s divine leadership taking them from bondage to freedom.

God called the people to “pass over” the steps of preparing and packing and told them to move forward in faith toward their freedom immediately.

The message of the bitter herbs on Passover is to remind us that only through suffering do we come to appreciate God’s redemptive power.

Sharing our stories — both collective and personal — is the lifeblood of faith. When we tell how God’s hand has directed our lives, we remember His presence in our own lives.

The real value and true purpose of wealth was not to be found in acquiring it, but in using it for good in the world.

In the Exodus story, which we read every year on Passover, the Bible teaches us the power of a single act of kindness performed for someone in need.

It allows us to choose love instead.

In order to really learn and change we must first apply our hearts to instruction, mussar. We must be humble and open.