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PARSHAT VAYAKHEL 5785 – BEING RIGHTEOUS AT THE EXPENCE OF OTHERS

בס”ד Vayakhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20 ) Shemot, 37:1: “And Betzalel made the Ark of shittim wood, two and a half amot in length, one and a half amos in width, and one and a half amot in height. And they coated it with pure gold on the inside and the outside…”Daat Zekeinim, Shemos, 25:11: Dh:… Read More »PARSHAT VAYAKHEL 5785 – BEING RIGHTEOUS AT THE EXPENCE OF OTHERS

PARSHAT YITRO 5785 – WHEN G-D OFFERED THE NON-JEWS THE TORAH

בס”ד Yitro (Exodus 18-20 ) This week’s Torah portion features the momentous event of G-d giving the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai. However, the sages teach that before giving the Torah to the Jewish people, G-d offered the Torah to the other nations of the world: The Sifri1 relates: “When… Read More »PARSHAT YITRO 5785 – WHEN G-D OFFERED THE NON-JEWS THE TORAH

PARSHAT BESHALACH 5785 – WHY THE SEA SPLIT

בס”ד Beshalach (Exodus 13:17-17:16 ) Psalms, 114, 1-3: “In Yisrael’s leaving of Egypt, the house of Yaakov from a people of foreign tongue; Yehuda sanctified Him, Yisrael His ruler. The sea saw and escaped…”Rashi, Psalms, 114:2, Dh: Hayta Yehuda: “…This verse is homiletically explained in Agadda, ‘Yehuda sanctified Him’, in that Nachshon jumped into… Read More »PARSHAT BESHALACH 5785 – WHY THE SEA SPLIT

PARSHAT BO 5785 – AROUND MIDNIGHT; AVOIDING DESECRATING G-DS NAME

בס”ד Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16 ) “And Moshe said, ‘so said G-d at about midnight I shall go out in the midst of Egypt. Every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die… (Shemot, 11:4) Moshe warns Pharaoh about the oncoming Plague of the firstborn, telling him it will take place at approximately midnight. The Gemara[1]… Read More »PARSHAT BO 5785 – AROUND MIDNIGHT; AVOIDING DESECRATING G-DS NAME

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