The severity of Nadav and Avihu’s punishment prompts Jewish reflection. A Sanhedrin was deemed severe if issuing a death ...

Franklin even proposed that the national seal depict Moses parting the Red Sea alongside the motto: “Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” They believed freedom was not granted by man but ...

But over eight decades, he’s been viewed as a divine entity, a savior figure — his sacrifice Christ-like, his will to lead as strong as Moses parting the Red Sea, and his compassion akin to a ...