Rabbi Kook writes: “It is difficult to grasp the concept of slavery in its entirety, to understand how to free oneself from its shackles and stand upon the expanse of freedom, to shake off the ...

What does freedom taste like? As Jews celebrate the weeklong holiday of Passover (Pesach) beginning this Saturday night ...

3 Singing at contraband camps helped former slaves navigate the gray area between slavery and freedom. Members of the contraband camp sing “There is a Balm in Gilead” as Charlotte Jenkins ...

The biblical event celebrates the first breath of freedom taken by a people liberated from the iron chains of Egyptian slavery. Yet, even before this first step is taken, the Hebrew slaves are ...