The Neshamot of the Shevatim accompanied and shielded their descendants during the teeth of the Egyptian exile.
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Why frogs? Offhand, one could think of scarier pests. תנא דבי אליהו tells us that the Egyptians used to force the Jews to hunt all kinds of rodents and snakes to afflict us. Hence, we ...
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.
Joseph son of Jacob enters with his own two sons, Menashe and Ephraim, to visit with his bed-ridden father, Jacob (Genesis 48). Jacob inquires as to who is accompanying Joseph. Joseph responds ...
And in our parsha, they unite to ensure that everyone has a portion of the Korban Pesach to partake in as they prepare together to leave Egypt. When there is genuine concern for the individual ...
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 ...
Moses raised his staff toward heaven. God gave forth thunder and hail, and fire came down to the ground inside the hail, and God rained down hail over Egypt. ~ Exodus 9:23 one of our paradises ...
Israelis are deeply passionate about their political and ideological beliefs. As a people, Jews possess a natural tenacity and a remarkable strength of will. Joseph is see embracing and crying on ...
In this parasha we find the source of the four- or five- cups of wine we are directed to drink at the Pesach Seder. There are four expressions and stages of redemption listed. The sages equate the ...