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Back to SearchParsha: Vaeira – The Endurance Expedition
As the tag team representing God in the Exodus, Moshe and Aaron pull off some incredible miracles and feats in this week’s Parsha. When they are form…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ethics: The Comprehensive Wisdom (5:26)
The Torah is the Almighty’s wisdom. Just as the Almighty is infinite, His Torah is likewise infinite. In this remarkable Mishnah, we are trained to v…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Vaeira (Rebroadcast)
Our Parsha begins in the middle of the dialogue between Moses and God. Moses’ initial foray into saving the nation has gone horribly awry. Instead of…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Shemos – Make Your Move
Our Parsha is a difficult one to read. Our nation was enslaved, tormented, oppressed, and murdered by the Egyptians. Although we don’t see the salvat…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ethics: Designing The Ideal Life (5:25)
What does it take to live a great life? How would such a life be structured? This Mishnah is a masterclass in unpacking the subject. What you are abo…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Shemos (Rebroadcast)
The Book of Exodus begins with the Egyptians cunningly enslaving their Hebrew subjects: mandating that they work in backbreaking labor, killing their…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Vayechi – Brotherly Love: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Family is everything. If you are fortunate enough to have siblings, parents, and children you know that there are bonds of kinship and brotherhood (a…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ethics: High and Mighty (5:23-4)
What forces must we use to try to bring about our life mission? Our mandate is to fulfill the will of the Almighty. He expects great things of us and…
4 years, 3 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Vayechi (Rebroadcast)
Parshas Vayechi is the final portion of the Book of Genesis. Jacob is about to die and he tends to his affairs: He assures that he will not be buried…
4 years, 3 months ago
Mitzvah: Mocking Idolatry (#86)
There are many mitzvos in the Torah around idolatry, 51 according to Rambam’s delineation. This mitzvah tells that we may not utter the names of idol…
4 years, 3 months ago