and they perceived the G-d of Israel, and beneath His feet was like the forming of a sapphire brick and like the appearance of the heavens for clarity.. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel He did not lay His hand, and they perceived God, and they ate and drank. Read more »
Israeli intelligence officers have long believed that political turmoil in Lebanon over the findings of the Hariri tribunal — a U.N. investigation into the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri — could spill over into clashes with Israel. Read more »
Hillary Clinton forcefully and vigorously condemns the demolition of a hotel built by a Muslim Nazi collaborator and now owned by an American-Jewish businessman who bought it in order to build an apartment complex on the spot. An apartment complex for a mere 20 families that is somehow worse than all the murders and atrocities that occur in today's world. So much worse that they demanded the personal intervention of the highest diplomatic officials of the United States and the European Union. Read more »
The Kotsker rebbe asks since he only heard what everybody else heard as well then what made Yitro different? He answers that the whole world was aware that the Jews came out of Egypt with great miracles but they did nothing about it. Yitro, however, heard and he came. He heard and he acted. Read more »
Overview of the Torah Portion Yitro (Exodus 18: 1-20: 23) Moshe s’ father-in-law, Yitro, hears of the great miracles which G-d performed for the people of Israel, He hears about the splitting of the Red Sea and the war against Amalek. Meaning G-d’s mastery over nature and Man Yitro comes from Midian to the Israelite [...] Read more »
In Jewish thinking "time" is not linear, but cyclical. We do not only remember the Exodus from Egypt, we relive the idea of being liberated from our own limiting and confining Egypt in our very own individual lives Read more »
Beshalach (Exodus 13:17-17:16) Pharaoh has a change of heart very soon after the Children of Israel leave Egypt. He gathers his forces and chases them into the desert. We are told that HaShem “led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, because it was near; for G-d said: Lest the people [...] Read more »
We read in the book of Shmot "This month shall be to you the head of the months” (Exod. 12:1). Yet throughout Jewish history the Jewish new year or Rosh Hashana, has been viewed as occurring on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei.That is the day that traditionally is understood as the day in which the world was created. Read more »
Parshat Bo el Paroh – “Come To Pharoah” (Exodus 10:1-13:16) Spiritual liberation before the physical liberation. G-d commands them to do three distinct and important actions.To declare a new month, the Seder meal and the Passover sacrifice and the blood on the lintel. Why? Read more »