Therefore, say to the Bnei Yisrael: I am Hashem. And I will take you out from under the burdens of Mitzrayim, and I will save you from their work, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm...
They don’t call them “the magic words” for nothing. Continuing our theme from last week, Rashi (Shemos 7:19) writes that Moshe Rabbeinu could not be the one to set off the plagues of blood and frogs by...
How could Moshe be the right man for the job?! We are so used to the idea of Moshe leading the Exodus, that we might not realize that he was, ostensibly, an inappropriate choice for the...
Hashem told Moshe to tell the nation (3:16) Pakod Pakadti Eschem, “I have surely remembered you...
Should a hashgacha put on the product they certify the beracha one should make on that product? We at the OU are constantly getting calls about what’s the right bracha. I’d say the two...
Parashat Shemot tells of the Egyptians’ enslavement of Beneh Yisrael. We read that as Beneh Yisrael rapidly reproduced, and their population grew, Pharaoh feared that they would turn against the empire and join with Egypt’s enemies. He thus...
The Inaugural Vision The inaugural vision in which Moshe was appointed to become the leader of the Jewish Nation and its eternal teacher, we should assume, contains within it the essence of Judaism. Moshe, shepherding his father-in-law’s sheep in the Sinai...
On Sunday night in Pittsburgh, the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers’ seasons came down to one kick. Tyler Loop, the Ravens’ rookie kicker who had not missed a single field goal under 50 yards all year, lined up for...
Recent reports describing a dramatic U.S. operation against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro—planned over months, executed with precision strikes, intelligence superiority, and minimal open confrontation— highlight a familiar lesson: even when a target is viewed as wholly illegitimate, the decisive factor is...