Parshat Beshalach 5783

Beshalach תשפ"ג To Take or Not to Take; that is the Question! When our forefather Avraham Avivu was seventy years old, at the ברית בין הבתרים  - the Covenant of the Pieces, Hashem told him (Genesis 15:13-14) that his grandchildren would be slaves…

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Parshat Vaera 5783

Parshat Vaera     תשפג  When Hashem appeared to Moshe at the burning bush, and Moshe responded that the people would not believe that Hashem had really appeared to him, Hashem gave Moshe three miracles to perform to convince the people.  The first…

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Parshat Shemot 5783

Shemot תשפג              This coming Shabbat we begin reading the second book of the Torah, Sefer Shemot, the book of Exodus. The רמב"ן (Ramban) Nachmanides, calls this second book ספר הגאולה - “The Book of Redemption.” Despite Moshe and Aharon receiving most of the attention (along with Hashem!) for freeing…

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