Parshat Yitro 5783 2023

PARSHAT YITROTHE SILENT ALEPH “I am the Lord your God Who took you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage.” (Exodus 20:2)             Growing up, one of my favorite songs was the classic Simon and...

Parshat Beshalach 5783 2023

PARSHAT BESHALACH ACTION “Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.”  (Exodus 14:15)             When I was in college, I spent part of a summer at a program...

Parshat Bo 5783 2023

PARSHAT BO ACCORDING TO THE CHILD “You will speak to your son on that day saying, for the sake of this did the Lord do this for me in my going out from Egypt.”  (Exodus 13:8)             In this week we read...

Parshat Vaera 5783 2023

PARSHAT VAERA ELIJAH’S CUP “I will free you from the labors of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and through extraordinary chastisements.  And I will take you to be My people, and I will be your...

Parshat Shmot 5783 2023

PARSHAT SHMOT MIRIAM “His sister [Miriam] stationed herself at a distance, to learn what would befall him.” (Exodus 2:4)             In general, I observe Jewish rituals without major changes.  But in recent...

Pashat Vayechi 5783 2023

PARSHAT VAYECHI GENESIS: AN OVERVIEW “So he blessed them that day, saying, By you shall Israel invoke blessings, saying: God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.”  (Genesis 48:20)             This week we...