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“Take for Me” The opening words of this week’s parsha are: “Speak to the Children of Israel and let them

What’s the Connection? The Midrash connects the opening words of this Parsha, “Speak to the children of Israel, that they

Half-Shekel, Mishpatim and Purim This Shabbos, in addition to the regular Torah reading of Mishpatim, we also read a selection of the Torah

What was the Purpose? Before the Ten Plagues commenced, Moses demonstrated G-d’s power to Pharaoh by having Aaron’s staff turn

A Redundancy The Egyptian bondage is described by the Torah thus: “The Egyptians enslaved the children of Israel with crushing

  The Anomaly After the Matriarch Leah gave birth to four sons, she experienced a child-bearing hiatus. Jacob then married

The Ruse When Rebecca asked her son Jacob to appropriate the first-born blessings that his father Isaac intended for Esau,

Last Generation of Galus The connection of Geulah-Redemption to women is firmly rooted in the teachings of our sages: “In

Unhappy Angels When Moses ascended Mount Sinai to receive the Torah, the angels protested, saying “Why is He giving the

Abraham’s Courage Abraham’s nephew, Lot, was taken captive by an alliance of four kings who were were battling another alliance