That is what made him a unique leader. If you examine the text in parashat Bo, you will see that three times he reverted to the same theme: children, education, and the distant future. And when ...

Am Yisrael Chai; we are marching toward redemption. We must document their crimes for the sake of history, much like the story in the Parsha. We should constantly review these with our children so ...

EL CAJON, California –– Parsha Bo’s greatest lesson is to never accede, to never give in, to never give up. A wonderful lesson on Mental Health Awareness Shabbat in the UK, a day dedicated ...

God spoke to Moses saying, “Consecrate to Me, from among the Israelites, every firstborn of man or beast—the first issue of every womb; it is Mine.” ~ Exodus 13:2 ...

For 2024, ARWU ranks Karolinska Institutet at number 43 in the world and number 10 in Europe. In the field ”Nursing” KI is the eight in the world. In the field of ”Public Health”, KI ranks number 19 ...

Strange that the last three of the ten plagues are in a separate Torah portion. Even more striking is that they all have some connection with darkness: Locusts, darkness, and death of the Egyptian ...

There are serious reasons to suspect that the Egyptians are preparing for war, although they are not seriously threatened by any enemy. This is a sign of the pre-Mashiach period.

A wise rabbi once said: “Though we cannot understand why things happen to us, but at least we can prepare for their eventuality”. In a previous message, I related the following story about ...

Parashat Shemot, which opens the second book of the Torah, recounts the suffering of the Israelites in Egypt. After years of comfort in Egypt, the Jews were subjected to harsh enslavement. Pharaoh ...

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When Hashem introduces himself to Moshe Rabbeinu, he says אנוכי אלקי אביך אלקי אברהם אלקי יצחק ואלקי יעקב – what exactly does it mean אלקי אביך ...

This connection to the people’s suffering is central to Moses’ leadership. Five times in this parsha, Hashem makes it clear that He is not merely aware of the Israelites’ pain; He feels it.