All we need is to open our eyes and rejoice! Parshat HaShavua Trivia Question: Why did Hashem command Aharon to throw the staff on the ground and turn it into a snake in front of Pharaoh?

The Neshamot of the Shevatim accompanied and shielded their descendants during the teeth of the Egyptian exile.

Why frogs? Offhand, one could think of scarier pests. תנא דבי אליהו tells us that the Egyptians used to force the Jews to hunt all kinds of rodents and snakes to afflict us. Hence, we ...

Hashem buried this light and is keeping it hidden for the end of days, as mentioned in the commentaries on Parshat Bereishit. This light is meant to be uncovered from its burial plot. It is not ...

The blessing that led Pharaoh to the sin of arrogance is the very thing that will turn into a curse. In a recent article, Dr. Zahi Hawass, the Egyptian former Minister of Antiquities, addressed ...

Parashat Shemot, which opens the second book of the Torah, recounts the suffering of the Israelites in Egypt. After years of comfort in Egypt, the Jews were subjected to harsh enslavement. Pharaoh ...

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In this parasha we find the source of the four- or five- cups of wine we are directed to drink at the Pesach Seder. There are four expressions and stages of redemption listed. The sages equate the ...

Moses raised his staff toward heaven. God gave forth thunder and hail, and fire came down to the ground inside the hail, and God rained down hail over Egypt. ~ Exodus 9:23 one of our paradises ...

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This connection to the people’s suffering is central to Moses’ leadership. Five times in this parsha, Hashem makes it clear that He is not merely aware of the Israelites’ pain; He feels it.