In this weeks Sedra, Moshe is found in a basket by Basya. Miriam who is standing nearby asks Basya if she should go and get a Jewish wet nurse for the baby. Rashi[1] ..
Written by Yaakov Hibbert
The pasuk (1:8) tells us that ‘a new king reigned over Egypt; one that did not know Yosef.’ The Targum translates this as ‘a new king reigned over Egypt; one that ..
Written by D Fine
1:1 ‘veeleh shemot bnei yisrael habaim mitzryaima et yaakov ish uveto bau’…sons Q: ‘et yaakov’, why does the Torah precede the list of Yaakov’s sons ..
Written by J Caller
In this weeks Sedra, Moshe is found in a basket by Basya. Miriam who is standing nearby asks Basya if she should go and get a Jewish wet nurse for the baby. Rashi[1] ..
Written by Yaakov Hibbert
After a long history of tranquillity in Egypt, the Jewish people there begin to feel that they are not wanted. Pharaoh starts issuing decrees against the Jews; and we end up in slavery ..
Written by d fine
Parashas Shemos This week we start the first sedra from the book of Shemos, which is called… Shemos! The parasha starts with what appears to be a small recap on the names ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
This week we start reading a new book of the Torah: Shmot (Exodus). At the end of last week’s parsha, Yaakov (Jacob) our forefather dies, and now suddenly ..
Written by Tal Segal
So this week we start reading the Book of Exodus, or in Ivrit, Sefer Shmot. The whole story of The Jewish People going out of Egypt and becoming a nation is about ..
Written by Tal Segal
A basic study of Jewish history could lead to the conclusion that the Jews being called the “chosen people” means chosen to suffer. The Jewish nation ..
Written by Rafi Jager