Parshat Va'eira 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 Jewish people. The…
Parshat Terumah ספר שמות פרק כה (א) וַיְדַבֵּר יְדֹוָד אֶל משֶׁה לֵּאמֹר: (ב) דַּבֵּר אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ לִי תְּרוּמָה מֵאֵת כָּל אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִדְּבֶנּוּ לִבּוֹ תִּקְחוּ אֶת תְּרוּמָתִי: Exodus 25: 1) Hashem spoke to Moshe saying. 2) Speak…
Parshat Shemot This week we begin the second book of the Torah, Shemot – Exodus, which deals with the slavery in Egypt and the redemption of the Jewish people that we celebrate on Pesach, the receiving of the Torah on…
Parshat Mishpatim And, Parshat Mishpatim starts off in a peculiar way. The Hebrew text begins with a “ו“, which translates as “And,” a word usually used to connect two ideas or concepts. But this is the beginning of a new…
Parshat Bo The Jews are finally out of Egypt. By killing every first born, Hashem delivered the knockout punch to Pharaoh who could not get rid of them fast enough. This chapter in Jewish history, the slavery and the process…
Parshat Beshalach This Shabbat, on which we read the Torah portion of בשלח (Beshalach), is called שבת שירה (Shabbat Shira), the Sabbat of the Song, because this portion contains the song that the Jewish people sang to Hashem in appreciation…
So few days; so many outfits. What will it be today? Should it be the striped dress by Marc Jacobs with the custom Ferragamo heels? Or perhaps the Armani bubble dress with the Jean Paul Gaultier down coat? Then there’s…
Aziza al Tahmimi’s father had always told her that life wasn’t meant to be fair, and he sure got that one right. In November of 2013, he became a martyr by blowing himself up in the Central Bus Station in…
I was setting the Shabbos table one Friday afternoon when the call came in. On the other end of the line was an energetic and persuasive salesperson who wanted to give me a free stay in a beautiful resort in…
Why did you give my child a C+? I’m sorry, I’m not sure who you are? I’m Mrs. X and you gave my child a C+ as his final grade, why? Oh, nice to meet you Mrs. X. I gave…