Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah inscribed 2 meaningful lines in the historic “Washington Torah” ...

In the beginning of Parshas Yisro, Moshe is telling Yisro, his father-in-law, why he’s working so hard. The Pasuk says in Perek יח [טז] ‎ כי-יהיה להם דבר בא אלי ...

Additionally, the ending of Parshat Beshalach [last week’s Parshah] describes the battle and Jewish victory over Amalek, and therefore the juxtaposition to this week’s Parshah implies that ...

The revelatory moment at Mount Sinai is bookended by two challenging passages. Six sentences before the giving of the “10 sayings” (aseret hadibrot), also known as the Ten Commandments, we ...

There’s a lot of complaining in Parshas Beshalach. At the end of Perek 15 מה נשתה , What shall we drink? In the next Perek, after bnei Yisrael travelled for a month, וילינו כל-עד ...

When Yishayahu experiences revelation in our Haftarah for Parshat Yitro, angels feature prominently in his vision of the divine realm, surrounding the throne upon which God sits while bestowing ...

A wise rabbi once said: “Though we cannot understand why things happen to us, but at least we can prepare for their eventuality”. In a previous message, I related the following story about ...

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Moses raised his staff toward heaven. God gave forth thunder and hail, and fire came down to the ground inside the hail, and God rained down hail over Egypt. ~ Exodus 9:23 one of our paradises ...