Two weeks ago, I heard a beautiful shiur from Rabbi YY Jacobson, the likes of which I have never heard before, when he was in London for the Aleinu conference. The opening of our portion relates how Pharaoh reconsidered immediately…
Finally Am Yisrael are on their way. It’s been a long 210 years in exile and they are headed towards receiving the Torah and on to the promised land of Israel. Yet the commentators are puzzled. How come when G-d…
“And they should be a sign…that with a mighty hand Hashem took us out of Mitzrayim”. The Parsha is referring to the Tefillin that we wear everyday. Contained within them is a sign for the Jewish people that we should…
The Gemara (Bava Metzia 85a) tells how R’ Chiya taught Torah to young children. He would plant flax, spin thread from the flax, weave nets, trap animals, skin the animals, and make parchment from their hides, upon which the words…
In this week’s parasha there is a narrative that includes two verses that seem superfluous. The Torah, in reintroducing Aharon and Moshe to us as they emerge as leaders of Klal Yisrael, also defines their lineage. While tracing their heritage,…
As we start the book of Shemot, let us delve into its general message and central theme. The Parasha begins with the descent of Yaakov Avinu and his family to Egypt. They were only a small group when they arrived,…
