Shemot: Forever Building! ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Article abstract: In Parashat Shemot, the word "הָאָבְנָיִם" appears, denoting a birthing stool. The word also appears in the Book of...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Dec 30, 2020
- 4 min
Shemot: Prophets and Visionaries ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
When G-d appoints Moshe as His emissary to redeem the Jewish People from their Egyptian bondage, He splits the leadership position into...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Dec 30, 2020
- 5 min
Shemot: The Pharaoh and The King ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The Pharaoh and the King I still remember my fifth grade Rebbe, Rabbi A. Y. Berman, asking the one...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Dec 29, 2020
- 7 min
Shemot: Hashem’s Treasure ~ Tzvi Abrahams
For the illui neshamahof my mother, Chaya Rachel basMordechai, on her yahrtzeit, the 17th of Teves, תש”ע Parshasשְׁמוֹת Hashem’s Treasure...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Nov 30, 2020
- 13 min
Va’era: Positively Divided! ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
The root פלה first appears in this week’s Parsha, and it appears here twice, which is more than any other Parsha in the Torah. The first...
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rabbircklein
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
Va'era: Down by the River ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Before bringing the Plague of Blood, G-d tells Aharon to stretch out his staff over the different bodies of water in Egypt. He tells...
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rabbircklein
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
Va'era: Just Because ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Just Because Before the Plague of Hail, Moshe warns the Pharaoh that he truly deserves to be killed, but that G-d had said, “nonetheless,...
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Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
- Nov 28, 2020
- 3 min
Va’era: How Do We Give Kavod To Hashem ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Va’era How Do We Give Kavodto Hashem? כָּבֵד: heavy כָּבֵד: liver כָּבוֹד: honor לְכַבֵּד: to clean or sweep the house יוֹכֶבֶד: Moshe’s...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Oct 31, 2020
- 5 min
Bo: I Desire it ‘Na’ Now, Even Half-Baked ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Article abstract for Parashat Bo: The word נא appears in Parashat Bo four times, with arguably three disparate meanings. Yet, Rashi...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Oct 30, 2020
- 4 min
Bo: The Sign is Coming ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
In Parshat Bo there are three signs: The plagues in Egypt are called a “sign” (Ex. 10:1-2), the blood which the Jews were supposed to...
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rabbircklein
- Oct 30, 2020
- 4 min
Bo: Turning off the Lights ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Turning off the Lights The ninth plague in Egypt was the plague of darkness. When describing this plague, the Torah relates that G-d told...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Sep 30, 2020
- 16 min
Beshalach: Manna at the Ready ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Article abstract: Parashat Beshalach is the portion of the Exodus and the Splitting of the Red Sea; it is also the portion of the Manna,...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Sep 29, 2020
- 2 min
Beshalach/Tu B’Shvat: Tree Words ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
This upcoming week is a little-known holiday called Tu B’Shevat (the 15th of the month of Shevat). The Mishna (Rosh Hashanah 1:1) says...
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Reuvan Chaim Klein
- Sep 29, 2020
- 4 min
Beshalach: Sweet and Pleasant ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Photo by mali maeder on Pexels.com Sweet and Pleasant Not long after the Jews’ Exodus from Egypt, they travelled in the desert for three...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Sep 28, 2020
- 8 min
Beshalach: How to Pass the Driving Test ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Bishalach How to Pass the Driving Test נִסָיוֹן: test נֵס: miracle נֵס: banner נוּס: flee נֵס: sail נִיסַן: Nisan נִסָיוֹן: Test...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Aug 31, 2020
- 12 min
Yitro: Excruciating Elation ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Article abstract for Parashat Yitro: This week's Parashah opens with an apparently clear statement describing Jethro's joy about Hashem's...
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rabbircklein
- Aug 30, 2020
- 3 min
Yitro: Myself and I ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Myself and I The Ten Commandments famously open with the words, “I am Hashem your G-d who took you out of Egypt…” (Ex. 20:2). In this...
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rabbircklein
- Aug 29, 2020
- 3 min
Yitro: God’s Best Friend ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
The Midrash tells us that Moshe’s father-in-law Yitro (Jethro) had seven different names by which he is called in the Bible: Yitro,...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Aug 29, 2020
- 5 min
Yitro: An Invitation to the Royal Wedding ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Yitro An Invitation to the Royal Wedding הַזְמָנָה: invitation, designation, preparation זִמּוּן: blessing Hashem זְמַן: time מְזוּמָן:...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Jul 31, 2020
- 3 min
Mishpatim: Rabbi of Robbers ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Rabbi of Robbers The Amoraic sage Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish, also known as Reish Lakish, serves as the quintessential baal teshuvah, as he...
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