The mitzvah of Shabbat is so seminal that it surfaces in five different parshiyot in Sefer Shemot. Among these ‘appearances” is the discussion of Shabbat in one of the opening...
In Parashat Ki Tisah we read about the tragic episode of the Egel, which was when Jews worshipped the golden calf. And we read about Moshe Rabenu’s reaction when he...
In Shemos, Perek Lamed Alef, posuk tes zayin, the Torah tells us that we should keep the Shabbos. There is a posuk in Yeshaya that discusses that one needs to...
The menorah in the Beis HaMikdash had an extremely unique and complex property. The Torah insisted that all of its intricate craftsmanship and detail should be made out of one...
I. NON-LINEAL AMALEK Why is Haman considered an Amalekite? A Brisker explanation can provide a different understanding to this question. In Mishneh Torah (Hilchos Melachim 5:4), the Rambam writes that we...
INGREDIENTS: 4 medium eggplants Salt and pepper 1/4 cup olive oil 1 10-oz. box frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry 3 cups part-skim ricotta 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 large eggs, beaten 1 1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella 3/4 cup grated Parmesan 1...
Brooklyn Nets forward Joe Harris edged out Stephen Curry to win the 2019 NBA Three-Point Contest. Harris scored 26 points in the final round to follow up his 25 points...
Parashat Tesaveh is the only Parasha in the Torah after the account of Moshe’s birth in which his name does not appear. In every single Parasha since Parashat Shemot (in...
In Shemos, Perek Chof Ches, posuk tes vov, the Torah tells us that the Choshen was made via artisan sewing. In posuk lamed the Torah says that they inserted the...