God Has Not Forgotten Us

Parashat Shemot (Names) Shemot (Exodus) 1:1-6:1 Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23 (Ashkenazi); Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 (Sephardic) Last year, in my commentary on this week’s Scripture portion I wrote, “As the instability throughout the world will only continue … Read More

The God Who Remembers

Parashat Shemot (Names) Shemot (Exodus) 1:1-6:1 Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23 (Ashkenazi); Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 (Sephardic) This week, we have two different readings from the Haftarah portion.* The Ashkenazi Jewish people (those in the diaspora who lived … Read More

A Supernatural Calling

Parashat Shemot (Names) Shemot (Exodus) 1:1–6:1 Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6–28:13, 29:22–23 (Ashkenazi); Jeremiah 1:1–2:3 (Sephardic) You may wonder why, this week, we have two different readings from the Haftarah portion. The Ashkenazi Jewish people (those in … Read More

Those Who Came Before

Parashat Shemot (Names) Shemot (Exodus) 1:1–6:1 Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6–28:13, 29:22–23 Again, and again, I am amazed at the richness of God’s Word and its continuity. The deeper we dig, the more treasures we find in … Read More

God’s Power Alone

Parashat Shemot (Names) Shemot (Exodus) 1:1–6:1 As we read God’s Word, we can find certain verses that shed light on other parts of the Scripture, helping us to understand the entire story. In our weekly … Read More

Are You Convinced?

Parashat Shemot (Names) Shemot (Exodus) 1:1–6:1 Our weekly reading takes us to a new book called Shemot (“Exodus”). As I was reading this portion I was touched once again by the heroic act of bravery … Read More

Parashat Shemot (Names)

Shemot (Exodus) 1:1–6:1 Our weekly reading takes us to a new book called Shemot (“Exodus”). The literal translation of the Hebrew word is, “Names”, which comes from Exodus 1:1: “These are the names of the … Read More

Parashat Shemot (Names)

Shemot (Exodus) 1:1-6:1 This week, we begin studying a new book in the weekly parasha called Shemot (Exodus). The literal translation of the Hebrew is “Names”, which comes from Exodus 1:1: “These are the names … Read More

Parashat Shmot (Names) Exodus 1:1-6:1

בס”ד Parashat Shmot (Names) Exodus 1:1-6:1 Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23 In this week’s Torah portion, Moses marries a Midianite woman. Usually when an Israelite marries a gentile it is understood as the wrong thing to … Read More

Parashat Sh’mot (Names) Exodus 1:1-6:1

בס”ד Parashat Sh’mot (Names) Exodus 1:1-6:1 Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23 How do you respond when you see other people being blessed? Often the success of other people causes those around them to be envious. First, … Read More