Challa, Manna and Parnasa
After leaving Egypt and entering the desert, the Israelites began to suffer from a shortage of food and water. At that moment, one of...
BESHALLACH: The Bones of Yosef, the Danube River and the Shoah
Founded in 1989 in Israel, ZAKA was originally formed to respond to terror attacks and deal with the retrieval, identification and burial of the deceased.
(Written...
BESHALLACH: Miriam, and the audacity of hope
ותקח מרים הנביאה את התוף בידה
Miriam, Moshe’s (Moses) sister, was probably the most optimistic person in the history of Am Israel. I believe that...
SUMMARY OF BESHALLACH
PHARAOH'S REGRETAfter Pharaoh expels the Jewish slaves from his land, God does not lead them along a direct route to the Promised Land, because...
BO: Gaza y las diez plagas
Para el Faraón, todo es personal
Moisés advierte al Faraón que si no libera a los judíos, Egipto comenzará a sufrir a causa de diferentes...
BO: Death, as the last resort
The story of the ten plagues is fascinating not only for its content but also for the sophistication of its narrative. The plagues begin...
VAERA: The Miraculous Rejection of the Ceasefire (2014)
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(Written in July 2014)
I would like to refer to Parashat Vaera, the second parasha of the Book of Shemot, and its main character,...
VAERA: Pharaoh and His Gambling Problem
Every time I read this Parasha, I feel perplexed and fascinated by the behavior of Pharaoh. During the plagues, Pharaoh even admitted that he...
Pharaoh and the Two Midwives
אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ שִׁפְרָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית פּוּעָֽה
Pharaoh planned the final solution to the Jewish problem. The plan begins by recruiting collaborators. It was not...
