Devarim and Tisha B’Av: The Date of Moshe’s Death
Parshat Devarim is always read on the Shabbat preceding the 9th of Av. In this podcast, Rabbi Michael Hattin discusses the chronology associated with Moshe’s…
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Yitro: The Two Dimensions of Shabbat
There are two accounts of the ten commandments – one, in our parsha, which is happening in “real” time. The other account appears in Deuteronomy,…
The Parsha Discussion: Bo — Jewish Time!
After Egypt has been afflicted with nine plagues, and before the final most devastating plague that will herald their freedom, the Israelites are given a…
Yitro: Love lost — Moshe and Tzippora
Moshe and Tzippora have a strained relationship, but why? If Moshe’s separation is a sign of his single-minded dedication to God and the People of…
Va’era: Moses – A Man of “Uncircumcised Lips”
Moses is a man with a speech impediment. In this week’s podcast, Rabbi Alex Israel probes Moses’ peculiar self depiction as a man “of uncircumcised…
Knowing God
The Exodus story has a major educational motif running throughout its narrative. Moshe learns to be a leader; Pharaoh learns who is the true Ruler,…
Title: 5775 — Shemot: The Difficulties of an I-Thou Encounter
In this podcast, Rabbi Meir Schweiger examines how the I-Thou encounter at the burning bush begins on a very promising note but quickly sours and…
5774 — Korach: Moses the Prophet
Neima Novetsky discusses parsha Korach. Is a navi purely a mouth piece of Hashem, with no freedom to act of his own accord or does he…
Dramatic Intervention in the Course of Human History
More than six chapters of Exodus are devoted to a lengthy and detailed description of the ten plagues. Many have wondered why the plagues were…
