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Parashat Beshalach

By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: In this week’s Parsha, Hashem tells Moshe, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell Israel to journey forth!” What was wrong with praying then? The Ohr Hachaim explains Israel was in grave danger then because the prosecutor was claiming they were undeserving of being saved. […]

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Parashat Bo

By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: Shalom, In Parashat Bo , (12,26) HaShem gives us the command of bringing the Pesah offering. The Torah also tells us when we enter the land of Yisrael we shall continue this Misva. The Torah says your children will tell you: מה העבודה הזאת לכם. Meaning, […]

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Parashat Vaera

By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov: In this week’s Torah portion, HaShem tells Moshe “when you go to Pharaoh to ask him to let the Jews go out of Egypt, he will ask you to perform signs to give him proof of Hashem. Then you shall tell Aharon to throw his stick […]

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Parashat Shemot

By Rabbi David Cohen: When Hashem first appeared to Moshe and assigned him the task of leading Bnei Yisrael out of Egypt, Moshe initially refused. One of the reasons he gave for his refusal is that he suffered from a speech impediment, which compromised his ability to effectively confront Pharaoh. […]

Parashat Vayechi

By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: In this week’s Parsha, the question is asked why do we bless our children to be like Ephraim and Menashe specifically? Why not like the other tribes or like our forefathers? The Sefer Oznaim La’Torah answers Yakov Avinu foresaw our days in Golut, where the nations […]