Parshat Bo by Rav Yuval Cherlow
Why do we eat Maror on Pesach? Ostensibly, the answer to this question is so straightforward that it is not I who should be speaking about this, but my pre-school-age grandchild. Why is it so straightforward? Because it is one of the only cases in which the reason for...
Parshat Va’eira: “Remembering the Covenant” by Rabbi Haim Sabato
In the beginning of this week’s parshah, God reveals himself to Moshe and tells him his mission. Yet, this is not the first time that God has informed Moshe of his mission, as God has already told Moshe his mission in last week’s parshah at the episode of the Burning...
Parshat Shemot: “G-d’s Name Revealed” by Rav Ze’ev Soltenovich
This week, we begin a new Sefer, a Sefer in which the nation of Israel is born and the redemption of the world progresses to its next stage. This Sefer, as its name and opening phrase, “And these are the names,” suggests, will highly emphasize the concept of names....