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Tetzaveh Tetzaveh: How Can the Almighty Dwell Within Little Ol’ Us?
God didn’t say He’d dwell “among us,” but rather “within us.”
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Terumah Terumah: Even Moses Can’t Do It Alone
Table for Five: Terumah Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist And you shall erect the Tabernacle according to its proper manner, as you have been shown on the mountain. -Ex. 26:30 Rabbi Nicole Guzik, Sinai Temple It is often …
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Mishpatim Mishpatim: The Coded Meaning Of An Eye For An Eye
Our Sages have always understood this verse as calling for financial damages.
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Yitro Yitro: Why Are We Commanded to Honor Rather Than Love Our Parents?
The fifth commandment seems to fall in the wrong column.
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Beshalach Beshalach: When The Long Way Is Really The Short Way
God knew the short cut would’ve caused us to short circuit.
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Bo Bo: After 400 Years, We Couldn’t Wait For The Dough To Rise?
The Egyptians owed us hundreds of years of stolen wages. Did we owe them something? Table for Five: Bo Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist The people picked up their dough when it was not yet leavened, their …
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Shemot Shemot: The Vision Of The Hebrew Prophetess
Even as a child, Miriam had prophetic foresight and chutzpah!
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Vayigash Vayigash: Be Fruitful and Multiply! Is That One Command Or Two?
The Jews certainly multiplied in Egypt, but were we fruitful?
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Miketz Miketz: Do Humility And Confidence Go Together?
Joseph received the highest compliment from Pharaoh.