Rabbi’s Blog

Dear Friends, The climax of the exodus culminated with the final blow to the Egyptians with Makkat Bechorot, G-d ‘pass(ed)over’ the houses of the Jews, slaying the firstborns of the […]

At the beginning of the Parsha, the Torah outlines the genealogy of Moshe and Aharon. There are two consecutive pesukim that introduce them (Shemot 6:26-27): הוא אהרן ומשה אשר אמר ה’ להם […]

Dear Friends, Sefer Shemot, the book of Exodus, begins with Pharaoh’s perceived threat of the Israelites’ growth in the event of an invasion. His treacherous solution to the “Jewish problem” […]

Dear Friends, Even when giving gifts, we can’t always give children what they want. Although a child may be upset with what they got, those moments are opportunities for children […]

Dear Friends, Throughout the ordeal he had put his brothers through, Yosef was able to maintain his facade and compose himself. But all pretenses fell apart with the dramatic opening […]

Dear Friends, This week we have a unique opportunity to experience two types of candle lighting, Shabbat and Chanukah. The Talmud (Shabbat 23b) teaches that if one can only afford […]