Jonathan Ben Uzziel/Palestinian with Jerusalem fragments BESHALACH17 And it was when Pharoh had released the people, that the Lord did not conduct them by the way of the land of the Phelishtaee, though that was the near one; for the Lord said, Lest the people be affrighted in seeing their brethren who were killed in…
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Parsha BESHALLACH (ONKELOS)
BESHALLACH (When he let go) 17 And it was when Pharoh had sent the people away, that the Lord led them not by the way of the land of the Philistaee because it was the nearest: for the Lord said, Lest the people be terrified at the seeing of war, and return to Mizraim. 18 But…
Parsha Summary – Parshas Beshalach
Parshas Beshalach
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.
Dvar Torah – Bo
Parshas Bo A Generous Dose of Encouragement And they went and they did, the Children of Israel, just as HASHEM had commanded Moshe and Aaron so they did! (Shemos 12:28) They went and they did: The verse credits them even for their going, giving reward for their going as well as for the doing. (Rashi)…
Parshas Bo
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. 1st & 2nd Aliyot: Moshe and Aharon forewarned Pharaoh about the Locust. His advisors begged Pharaoh to consider Moshe’s…
D’var Torah Parshas Vaera
Hiding in the Open Daily By Rabbi Label Lam And G-d spoke to Moshe and said to him; “I am Hashem! I appeared to Avraham to Yitzchok and to Yaakov as El Shaddai, but with My name HASHEM I did not make Myself known to them. (Shemos: 2-3) What’s this whole business with the names…
Parshas Vaera
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. 1st Aliya: The year is 2448 and Moshe had unsuccessfully confronted Pharaoh. The situation had gotten worse, not better,…
The Blessing
Genesis 49:1-2 The Blessing. – Gen_49:1, Gen_49:2. When Jacob had adopted and blessed the two sons of Joseph, he called his twelve sons, to make known to them his spiritual bequest. In an elevated and solemn tone he said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you (יִקְרָא for יִקְרֶה,…
Parshas Vayechi
Parshas Vayechi A King – Size Mistake “…foremost in rank and foremost in power. Water-like impetuosity – you cannot be foremost, because you mounted your father’s bed…” (49:3,4) Yaakov rebukes Reuvein for acting in an impetuous manner when moving his father’s couch to Leah’s tent. As a result of this action, Reuvein loses his right…
VAYECHI (And he lived)
VAYECHI 28 And Jakob lived in the land of Mizraim seventeen years. And the days of the years of the life of Jakob were a hundred and forty and seven years. 29 And the days of Israel drew near to die. And he called to his son, to Joseph, and said to him, If now…
Parashas VAYESHEV
SECTION IX. VAYESHEV. And Jakob dwelt in peace in the land of the sojourning of his fathers, in the land of Kenaan. These are the generations of Jakob. Joseph was a son of seventeen years. He had come forth from the school, and was a youth brought up with the sons of Bilhah and…
Parshas VAYEISHEV
Torah Reading: VAYEISHEV Gen. 37:1-40:23; Numbers 7:18-29. Haftara: Zechariah 2:14-4:7. B’rit Chadashah: Acts 7:9-16 “FROM THE DEPTH OF HEBRON”: JACOB & HIS CHILDREN “These are the generations of Jacob. These are their dwellings and rollings (GILGULIM) until they came to a state of habitation (YISHUV). The first cause was that ‘Joseph was seventeen years old.’…
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