Summary of Parashat Mishpatim
Last week we read the Ten Commandments, which are like a preview of the 613 commandments, that make up the National Constitution of the...
PURIM: How We Celebrate and Why
לעשות אותם ימי משתה ושמחה ומשלח מנות איש לרעהו ומתנות לאביונים
“To observe them as days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one...
YITRO : Why Did Israel Deserve To Receive The Tora?
MOSHE’S HUMILITY
After their liberation from their Egyptian masters, the people of Israel faced several challenges: lack of water, food shortages, and, worst of all,...
YITRO: What Do You See When You See The Pyramids?
In preparation for the Parashah that we will read tomorrow morning—Yitro—which describes the celebration of the Covenant between God and the Jewish people at...
SUMMARY OF PARASHAT YITRO
The Advice of Yitro
Moshe's father-in-law, Yitro, arrives at the Israelite camp in the desert and is informed by Moshe of the many miracles that...
JERUSALEM AND THE FIGHTING ROOSTERS
My uncle, Hakham Yosef Faur, z"l, told me this story when I was a child.
One day, the Sultan of Turkey—the most powerful man on...
KING DAVID’S JERUSALEM
“בּוֹנֵה יְרוּשָׁלִַם ה׳”
"HaShem will build Yerushalayim"
King David does not describe the building of the capital city as an ordinary act of construction. He does...
I ❤️ ISRAEL: Embracing Jerusalem’s Chaos
Generally, we don't come to Israel in January. My wife, Coty, and I usually arrive in July and enjoy the summer. This time, however,...
SUMMARY OF PARASHAT BO
EIGHTH PLAGUE
Moshe goes to meet Pharaoh and warns him that if he does not allow the Hebrew slaves to leave, Egypt will be devastated...
BO: My candidate for Darkness
Shemot 10:21, HaShem said to Moshe, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness spreads over Egypt—darkness that can be felt. 22...
