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“We Will Do” and “We Will Do and We Will Listen”-Parshas Mishpatim

By |2021-09-04T22:05:00-04:00February 12, 2023|

וַיִּקַּח סֵפֶר הַבְּרִית וַיִּקְרָא בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר ד' נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע – “And (Moshe) took the book of the covenant, and he read it to the ears of the people, and they said: ‘All that Hashem has spoken – we will do and we will listen!’” (Shemos 24:7). A Word of Difference This legendary declaration made in this week’s parshah represents what very well might be the apex of Klal Yisrael’s history. Chazal are effusive in their treatment of this [...]

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Transition Period-Parshas Yisro

By |2021-09-04T21:56:40-04:00February 5, 2023|

In last year’s article on this parshah, we explored the matter of the names Moshe conferred upon his children. The passuk states: שֵׁם הָאֶחָד גֵּרְשֹׁם כִּי אָמַר גֵּר הָיִיתִי בְּאֶרֶץ נָכְרִיָּה, וְשֵׁם הָאֶחָד אֱלִיעֶזֶר כִּי־אֱלֹקֵי אָבִי בְּעֶזְרִי וַיַּצִּלֵנִי מֵחֶרֶב פַּרְעֹה – “The name of the one of them was Gershom, for (Moshe) said: ‘I was a stranger (ger) in a foreign land.’ And the name of the other was Eliezer – ‘For the [...]

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Contemporary Reclining-Parshas Beshalach

By |2021-07-30T10:59:46-04:00January 28, 2023|

Did you ever notice how parents react to the exploits of their toddlers? Let us say, for example, that on the way to the babysitter, the young child – of his own accord – picks up his coat and even puts it on. Most likely, his parents will be beside themselves with joy. “Hooray!” they might exclaim, and clap enthusiastically over the little one’s display of prowess [...]

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Stop the World – it’s Chatzos!-Parshas Bo

By |2021-07-30T10:41:43-04:00January 22, 2023|

There appears to be a discrepancy regarding the timing of the climactic plague, Makkas Bechoros (Plague of the Firstborn). When Moshe announces the upcoming event in this week’s parshah, he avoids pinpointing a specific time, merely stating instead that it would occurכַּחֲצֹת הַלַּיְלָה  – “around midnight” (Shemos 11:4). When relating the actual execution, however, the Torah does employ exactitude in the matter, as it states: וַיְהִי בַּחֲצִי הַלַּיְלָה וַד' הִכָּה כָל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם – “And [...]

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Pairing the Plagues-Parshas Va’eira

By |2021-06-25T12:00:32-04:00January 15, 2023|

Perhaps one of the most familiar, cherished aspects of the Seder night and the Exodus narrative in general is the topic of the Esser Makkos, the Ten Plagues that Hashem visited upon the Egyptians. But as the Ramchal famously states in the introduction to his classic work Mesilas Yesharim: “Together with universal familiarity... comes also a lack of scrutiny and deep understanding” [paraphrased]. While so many of us are [...]

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The “Burning” Bush-Parshas Shemos

By |2021-07-30T10:41:19-04:00January 8, 2023|

There are certain episodes recorded in the Torah, the knowledge of which – for one reason or another – is a universal phenomenon. Regardless of background, level of affiliation, etc., it seems that almost everyone has familiarity with them. One of these appears in this week’s parshah – Moshe’s encounter with the burning bush. While tending the flock, he happens upon a most remarkable sight: a bush which, while [...]

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