When Hashem introduces himself to Moshe Rabbeinu, he says אנוכי אלקי אביך אלקי אברהם אלקי יצחק ואלקי יעקב – what exactly does it mean אלקי אביך ...

The Egypt of our ancestors was apparently one of great moral depravity. Egyptian culture was submerged in a superficial, materialistic, hedonistic, idol-worshipping, incestuous reality. A by ...

Parashat Shemot, which opens the second book of the Torah, recounts the suffering of the Israelites in Egypt. After years of comfort in Egypt, the Jews were subjected to harsh enslavement. Pharaoh ...

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This week’s parasha could be entitled “The Birth of a Leader.” We see Moses, adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter, growing up as a prince of Egypt. We see him as a young man, for the first time ...

Rav Chaim miChernowitz expounds:’And these are the names of Bnei Israel’: ‘Did we not already know the names of the tribes, the sons of Yaakov, from Parashat Vayigash, which named all who ...

And Joseph bound the sons of Israel by an oath to bind their descendants by an oath, saying, “God will surely remember you and your descendants, and when He does, you must have them take my ...

This week’s Parshah concludes the emotional saga of Yosef and his brothers, and Yosef’s reuniting with his father [Yaakov] poignantly captures the love and devotion that they felt for each other.

On Friday nights, as the sacred calm of Shabbat descends, a timeless ritual unfolds in Jewish homes worldwide: Parents bestow blessings on their children. These moments, solemn and tender, weave a ...

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This connection to the people’s suffering is central to Moses’ leadership. Five times in this parsha, Hashem makes it clear that He is not merely aware of the Israelites’ pain; He feels it.