Mishpatim, the rules laid out in this week’s appropriately-named Torah portion, are those commandments that inherently make sense, that come…
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Metaphor abounds in our Torah; there is no shortage of poetic language used to describe God, God’s relationship with us,…
Imagine the scene: you’ve just left Egypt with all of your belongings on your back, surrounded by everyone you know,…
Why do we drink four cups of wine during our commemoration of Passover? A historian might point out the parallels…
Why do we drink four cups of wine during our commemoration of Passover? A historian might point out the parallels…
“A new king arose over Egypt who knew not Joseph,” we read in this week’s Torah portion, Shemot, beginning both a…
“A new king arose over Egypt who knew not Joseph,” we read in this week’s Torah portion, Shemot, beginning both a…
Teaching Us How To Say Goodbye As we approach the end of the book of Genesis, our parsha features the…
Teaching Us How To Say Goodbye As we approach the end of the book of Genesis, our parsha features the…
“Seven years of plenty to be followed by seven years of scarcity,” Joseph interprets from Pharaoh’s dreams. Pharaoh recognizes Joseph’s…