Timeless Torah

If this phrase sounds quite impersonal, why do our Sages contend that these are the exact words spoken by a loving G-d to His chosen people?  read more »

It’s classic anti-Semitism. Egypt’s welcome to “JACOB AND FAMILY” soon turns to suspicion. Since the Egyptian experience is a paradigm for our own exile, this deserves careful study.  read more »

Is there a red line that a government can cross that renders the decisions of that administration unholy? Is there ever a situation that demands civil disobedience? Are laws of morality higher than those of the State?  read more »

Though difficult to transport the infants to the river, the Egyptian leadership felt it was well worth the effort. Drowning Jews in the Nile symbolized that Egyptian values were more powerful than the faith of the Jews’.  read more »

Meet one of the most unexpected heroes of the Bible. Without her, Moses might not have lived, and the story of the Exodus would have been completely different. Yet she was not an Israelite.  read more »

Moses’ name was given to him by the daughter of Pharaoh, “because from the water (m’shisihu - משיתהו) I drew him.” Why choose a name that doesn’t describe Moses, but rather Basya’s accomplishment!  read more »

How many of us would share the limelight with the Ish Mitzri of our community? Would you co-chair an event with them? Moses did more. He applauded them.  read more »

Moses merited G-d’s revelation since he “turned aside.” Why is that so meritorious? Doesn’t everyone run to a fire? Can you imagine the traffic jam if there ever was a Burning Bush on the roadside?  read more »

Why did Moses fear seeing history from G-d’s perspective? Such knowledge means saying goodbye to compassion and identifying with humanity’s suffering.  read more »

Moses ran from the snake. Was Moses simply afraid of an overgrown worm? Hardly! Moses did however want to distance himself from a leadership style that utilizes the methods of a cold-blooded, poisonous viper.  read more »