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The Wicked Son and Passover
Nobody like to be called the wicked son on Passover. Is the label ever deserved?
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Vayikra Vayikra: The Simplest Offering Was Not So Simple
Bringing an offering to the Temple was within the means of even the poorest people, but bringing it correctly required attentiveness.
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PekudeiVayakhel Vayakhel: Keep Shabbos or Else!
Shabbos is so beautiful and peaceful. Does it need a death penalty to be enforced?
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Ki Tisa Ki Tisa: The Moment When All Were Equal
Every Jew was required to give a half-shekel, no more, no less. Why?
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Tetzaveh Tetzaveh: The High Priest’s Hotline to Heaven
When faced with a tough choice affecting the nation, the High Priest could consult a supernatural device that gave infallible answers.
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Terumah Terumah: The Angels on the Ark
Why would God command us to make prohibited sculptures on the holiest object in the Holy Temple?
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Mishpatim Mishpatim: The Willing Slave
The indentured servant can choose to remain a slave, but not forever.
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Bo Bo: Surprising Takes on The Plague of the First-Born
The plague that seems most harsh and most simple is anything but…
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Va'eira Va’eira: Get Back On The Horse, Moses
Before Moses can make Pharaoh believe in God, Moses has to believe in himself.
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Shemot Shemot: A Pharaoh Who Knew Not Joseph
The tyrannical anti-Semite harmed his own people more than the Jews.