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Haftarah Bo: Egypt will be devastated by a Babylonian invasion
Israel will be mauled (but will recover), Egypt & Co. will be destroyed and will not recover
1 year, 8 months ago
Sumptuary decrees of 1767 issued by the נוֹדַע בִּיהוּדָה
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The eternal struggle against excessive spending on simchas
1 year, 8 months ago
Psalm 90 - the Dearth of שמחה? Reflections of the aftermath of the Golden Calf?
תְּפִלָּה לְמֹשֶׁה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים
Moshe, the one who mastered (איש) the מִדַּת הַדִּין
1 year, 8 months ago
Parshas Bo: Were there apostates (משומדים) already at the time of יציאת מצרים?
Why does G-d warn Moses about the בן נכר before they even left Egypt? Was this part of his disagreement re: the עֵרוּב רַב?
1 year, 8 months ago
הפטרה פרשת וארא תשפ"ה - Pharaoh the Crocodile
Why did the Jews always allow themselves to get "played" by the cynical Egyptians?
1 year, 8 months ago
Psalm 81 הַיּוֹם יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי בְּשַׁבָּת Commemorating the first Liberation
The extraordinary transformation of Joseph in Egypt, foreshadowing the later Exodus. And Divine frustration at the obtuseness of the liberated
1 year, 8 months ago
Parshas VaEra: Redemption without repentance?
The Jewish slaves cried out to God in pain. But they did not repent!
1 year, 8 months ago
The Hostage Deal and the Current Matzav
R Katz analyzes the sobering reality of no victory, balanced by the need to not give in to יֵאוּשׁ, and creating new countermeasures
1 year, 9 months ago
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת תשפ"ה - "הַנִּדָּחִים בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם"
Who are the Jews Cast Off in the Land of Egypt? Did 4/5 die in Egypt? Or did they assimilate?
1 year, 9 months ago