Towards the end of Parashat Mishpatim, we read of Beneh Yisrael’s enthusiastic reaction when Moshe told them that they would be receiv- ing the Torah, making the famous procla- mation, “Na’aseh Ve’nishma” – “We will do and we...
Parashat Yitro is fa- mous for the story of Ma’amad Har Sinai – Hashem’s Revela- tion to Beneh Yisrael at Mount Sinai, when He pronounced the Ten Commandments. This is not the first time when we find the number...
The Torah in Parashat Beshalah tells the famous story of “Keri’at Yam Suf” – the splitting of the sea. Beneh Yisrael were trapped against the sea by the Egyptian army which pursued them, and Hashem miraculously split...
Parashat Bo begins with the message that Hashem commanded Moshe to bring to Pharaoh before the eighth plague, the plague of hail. In in- troducing this message, Hashem told Moshe that Beneh Yisrael will one day relate to...
In the beginning of Para- shat Vaera we read of the famous “Arba Leshonot Ge’ula” – “four expres- sions of redemption.” Hash- em told Moshe to convey to Beneh Yisrael His promise to “take them”...
The Torah in Para- shat Shemot tells of Pharaoh’s cruel de- cree that all male in- fants born to Beneh Yisrael should be put to death immediately at the time of birth. The two Israelite midwives who delivered...
Toward the end of Parashat Vayehi, we read of Yosef’s broth- Several different interpretations have been offered for this verse – “Ha’tahat Elokim Anochi” (“Am I in Hashem’s place?”). One particularly...
The Torah in Parashat Vayigash tells of Yaakob Abinu moving with his entire family – all his children and grandchildren – from the Land of Israel to Egypt. We read...
The Midrash tells that the 25th of Kislev – the date that marks the be- ginning of Hanukah celebration would indeed be held on the 25th of Kislev. Indeed, after the...
We read in Parashat Vayesheb the difficult story of Yosef and his brothers. The Torah describes the enmity that the brothers felt toward Yosef, and their decision to sell him...