Beshallach: A Shabbat of Song
Shabbat Shira is the special Shabbat on which we read Az Yashir in Parshat Beshalach, celebrating one of the greatest miracles – the splitting of the Sea. How fitting that this Shabbat follows the recovery of Ran Gvili, marking the complete return of all the hostages to our borders. The midrashim on Shirat HaYam call…
Bo: Living Memory
What is the difference between history and memory? The command to remember the Exodus in Parshat Bo teaches that Jewish memory is not passive recollection, but active internalization – shaping our identity and ensuring the Jewish future. Shemot chapter 12 opens with the divine command to prepare for Pesach Mitzrayim: the Israelites are instructed to…
Va’era: The Ayatollah’s Hardened Heart
This week, many are wondering: what will be the fate of one of the world’s longest-reigning dictators? Will pressure from within and without finally bring about his downfall? And most troubling of all – how can he continue to act with such cruelty toward his own people? We find some perspective on these questions in…
Shemot: The Birthplace of the Jewish People?
“In the Land of Israel the Jewish people arose.” Ben-Gurion read these words as he declared the establishment of the State of Israel. Yet Parshat Shemot suggests that the Jewish people were, in fact, born in Egypt. Exploring this seeming contradiction offers insight into how Jewish identity and peoplehood have been defined, then and now.…
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