All posts in: Torah-Portion
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3 years ago[Don’t] See Like an Egyptian
Moshe was told to “come to Pharoah” in order to bring upon him the final three plagues [1]. It has been pointed out that the word “bo” (meaning “come”) ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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3 years agoBo – Thinking
One of the most distinctive aspects of the Ten Plagues was the persistent refusal of Pharaoh to recognize the error of his ways and accept that the G-d of the Jews ..
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3 years agoVA’EIRA – THE INHERITANCE OF ERETZ YISRAEL AND THE TORAH
Shemos, 6:6-8: “Therefore, say to the Children of Israel, ‘I am HaShem and I shall take you out from under the burdens of Egypt; I shall rescue you from their ..
Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
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3 years agoVaeira- Fulfill your Potential
The pasuk in Vaeira, Perek Vav, Pasuk Tes, says: וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר משֶׁ֛ה כֵּ֖ן אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ ..
Written by R' Peretz Traube
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3 years agoShemos – The Awesome Power of Kindness
Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz, of blessed memory, offers an interesting insight into the source of the name of Moshe Rabbeinu. We know that in the holy Hebrew language the name ..
Written by Rabbi Yirmiyohu Abramov
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4 years agoSounds a bit Fishy
Yosef was blessed by his father Yaakov that he become (“vayidgu”) plentiful [1] – like fish (dugim) who the evil eye does not rule over fish [2]. Why does ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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4 years agoVayechi – Cause and Effect
“Yisachar chamor gorem (Yisachar is a bony ox)” 49:14. Like a donkey, Yisachar bent his shoulder to bear the yoke of Torah. Seeing as the word “gorem” ..
Written by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler
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4 years agoMIKEITZ – THE TORAH OF EXILE
Bereishis, 41:51: “And he called the name of the first-born Menashe, for ‘HaShem has caused me to forget (nashani) all my hardship and all my father’s ..
Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
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4 years agoCan’t Hashem Just “Help Us Out”?
Who is ‘Leading the Way’? Although Hashem is Really the All-inclusive, All-powerful Creator and Sustainer of the world, when it comes to the realm of life ..
Written by Rabbi Nachum Chaimowitz
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4 years agoHistory Repeats Itself – Parshat Balak
There is nothing that is not hinted to in the Torah”, say Chazal[1]. Even those events that are destined to take place at the end of days are encapsulated ..
Written by Rabbi Nachum Chaimowitz
