Nothing is more inspiring to man than the discovery of His Creator after a long period of searching. Yitro could not contain his exultation. “Now I know,” he said, “that Hashem is greater than...
It is fitting that the parshah which tells of the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai is named after Yisro (Jethro), Moses’ father-in-law — a convert. Indeed, all those who witnessed the Giving...
Torah Reading: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftara: Judges 4:4-5:31 (Sephardi ritual: Judges 5:1-31). INTO THE WILDERNESS Fairy tales may end happily ever after, but the Torah is an encounter with reality, in which progress and breakthroughs...
Beshalach: Do miracles build faith? Do miracles build faith? In this lecture Reuven Bryant challenges the idea with an obvious observation from this weeks reading from Exodus 15. Hebrew for “when [he] let go,” the...
Parshat Bo | From the Midrashim In the lecture we examine the Midrashim to see what the sages of Torah Judaism say about Parshat Bo, which is Genesis 10-13. Bo (בֹּא — in Hebrew,...
Join us as Sebastian Gumbel discusses the Weekly Parasha using the ArtScroll Chumash along with commentary from our Sages.
From Parshah Bo Genesis 11th chapter we examine the opening phrase of the text ” Bo el Pharaoh” meaning “Come to Pharaoh”
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: BO Exodus 10:1-13:16 , Haftara: Jeremiah 46:13-28 G-D ALWAYS HAS THE UPPER HAND “Who then is able to stand before me? Who has given Me anything beforehand, that I...
According to the sages, then, it was only an optical illusion, when the four men seemed to have been carrying the Ark. In fact, “The Ark bore its bearers”. However, in my opinion, this...
When we examine the words of HaShem that ask Israel to build him a house we find profound understanding in our personal relation with the Creator of the Universe. We will find that the...
In this week’s Parashat Terumah, we read about the materials donated to the building of the Tabernacle. Considering that the Tabernacle is none other than a place for the Divine Presence to dwell on...
Beshalach | Exposing the inner Amalek Reuven deals with the idea that within each person is a struggle to do good and pursue Torah. The sages of blessed memory say that Amalek in a...
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