Mishpatim:The Clouds
What does G-d being in a cloud signify? Contact Editor We read of an astounding account in the Torah portion of Mishpatim “And Moshe and...
Seeing the Voices
Life Lessons from the Torah Portion Parshat Yitro Exodus 18:1-20:23 As the people of Israel experienced the awesome and dramatic...
Yitro: Israel and the Nations
Parshat Yitro Exodus 18:1-20:23 The placement of the story of Yitro ( Jethro) coming to join the people of Israel right after the story...
Yitro: The Names of Moshe’s Children
Parshat Yitro Exodus 18:1-20:23 The ability to move through difficult times and to anticipate redemption is not a genetic trait but...
In the midst of Night
Life Lessons from the Torah Portion “Beshalach “Exodus 13:17–17:16 Moshe Kempinski The Exodus from Egypt was filled with great and...
Beshalach: Being Grateful
“Beshalach “Exodus 13:17–17:16 by Moshe Kempinski The children of Israel leave their long period of slavery in Egypt we are told; ...
Beshalach: Innate and Acquired Holiness
“Beshalach “Exodus 13:17–17:16 Crossing the Jordan River On the banks of the Red Sea, with Egyptian slavery behind them, the...
Partners in Time
Life Lessons from the Torah Portion " Bo " Exodus 10:1–13:16 When did "time” begin? Is the answer to that question simply a function of...
A Hardened Heart
Moshe Kempinski " Bo " Exodus 10:1–13:16 We live in a world where truth is created by politically correct criterion. Murder and mayhem...
“Recognizing Loving-Kindness ”
Life Lessons from the Torah Portion Va'eira Exodus 6:2-9:35 In the Torah portion of Shmot , we read at the end the pained cry of a...