"G-d spoke to Moshe and said to him, 'I am G-d.' " (6:2)
QUESTION: This is the second pasuk of the sixth chapter, and it
is a continuation of Hashem's response to Moshe for his sharp
criticism. Why does the first pasuk of the c
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These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand's Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: Tape # 709, Kavod Malchus & Secular Kings. Good Shabbos!
Parshas
Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person "goes up" to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading.
Parshat HaShavua: Vaera by Rabbi Shimon Felix, WebYeshiva
The Nile River figures prominently in the Exodus story. Last week, we read how Moshe was placed in a small ark and put on the river in an attempt to save him from the Egyptians; it was fro
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"They don't make them like they used to ..." was G-d's response to Moshe's complaint about increased slavery (see last week's parsha). "To Avraham, I only revealed myself as E"l Shadda"i, but you are talking to H
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And Moshe spoke before HASHEM saying, “They, the Children of Israel will not listen to me and how will Pharaoh listen to me and I am of uncircumcised lips. (Shemos 6:12)
Why does Moshe go backwards to the old excuse of th
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"The Nile will swarm with frogs, and when they emerge, they will be in your palace, in your bedroom, and [even] in your bed. [They will also be in] the homes of your officials and people, even in your ovens and kneading
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We have a major problem with this week's Torah portion. In fact, it's a problem with the entire Exodus from Egypt. The problem is: Is God being truthful with Pharaoh?
Beginning back in Parshat Shmot (Exodus 5:3) and c
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Much has been written about the tragic effect of lashon hora, evil, disparaging speech. Perhaps, if we would focus on lashon tov, the far-reaching effect of positive speech, we would react more "po
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Character Traits - Is it possible to change them?
Women's Corner
by Rabbanith Ruth Menashe
Can we change our habits and improve our natural inclinations? While there may be a range of opinions, Hakham Yoseph Hayyim 'a"h answers the debate w
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Friday
Sivan 15 5770
May 28 2010
Parasha Behaalotecha candlelighting7:59
Q of the week:Why didnt Hashem give the people of the Midbar (desert) the Mann one week at a time instead of exact portion every single day?Send your answers to hnjy@ao
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Parshat Behaalotcha by Rabbi Shimon Felix, WebYeshiva.
At the end of the parsha, Aharon and Miriam, the brother and sister of Moshe, speak badly of their brother. It is not crystal clear what they actually said, but the Torah tells us that it was
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“Take the Levites from among the Children of Israel and purify them” (8:6)
The Midrash on this posuk comments that Hashem only gives leadership to a person after he has been tested and has proved his worth. The Leviyi
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It was in the second year, in the second month on the twentieth of the month, the cloud was lifted from the Tabernacle of the Testimonies. The Children of Israel embarked on their journeys from the Wilderness of Sinai, and the
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Miriram and Aaron spoke about Moshe regarding the Cushite woman he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. They said, “Was it only with Moshe that HASHEM spoke? Did He not speak with us, as well? And HASHEM heard…Miri
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