by admin | Feb 23, 2017 | American, Parsha
Rabbi Zack is the rabbi of Congregation Torat Emet in Columbus, OH. Rashi famously points out at the very opening of Parashat Mishpatim that it is directly connected to the previous parasha of Yitro. According to this well-known Rashi, the opening phrase ואלה...
by admin | Feb 16, 2017 | American, Parsha
Rabbi Starr is the rabbi of Young Israel of Toco Hills in Atlanta, GA. Moshe, the fearless leader of the Jewish people, left the comforts of royalty to lead his enslaved brethren, and led the people out of Egypt culminating with the splitting of the sea. But Moshe is...
by admin | Feb 9, 2017 | American, Parsha
Rabbi Marcus is the rabbi of Congregation Israel in Springfield, NJ. Earlier this week, on the 10th of Shevat, was the yahrzeit of Rav Yissachar Shlomo Teichtal hy”d, the author of a sefer written during the dark days of the Shoah, Eim HaBanim Semeichah, a work...
by admin | Feb 2, 2017 | American, Parsha
Rabbi Weinstock is the rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York, NY. “Ha-chodesh ha-zeh lachem rosh chadashim – This month shall be the head of the months for you.” (Shemot/Exodus 12:1) The very first commandment given to the entire Jewish people is the...
by admin | Jan 26, 2017 | American, Parsha
Rabbi Morris is the rabbi of Young Israel of Southfield in Southfield, MI. After his initial failure in Parshat Shemot to achieve freedom for the Jewish people, Moshe once again was instructed by Hashem to confront Pharaoh with his demands for emancipation. This new...
by admin | Jan 20, 2017 | American, Parsha
Rabbi Yonah Gross is the rabbi of Congregation Beth Hamedorsh in Wynnewood, PA. How much are we really told about Moshe’s life? We know that he was born, cast into the river, and eventually rescued by the Princess of Egypt. When he got a little older, he saved a Jew...
