February 7, 2025 | 9 Sh'vat, 5785 | Torah Portion: Beshalach, Exodus 13:17-17:16 | Haftorah: Judges 4:4-5:31
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And Moshe stretched out his hand over the sea, and HASHEM led the sea with the strong east wind all night, and He made the sea into dry land and ...read more

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Dem Bones
Moshe took Yosef’s bones with him, for he had firmly adjured the Bnei Yisrael, saying, “You shall bring up my bones from here with ...read more

The Mitzva of Matza and the Mon: Beshalach 5785
Matza in Mitzraim and for Forty Years
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In the Hagada of Pesach, Rabban Gamliel says the reason for the matza is that the dough ...read more

At What Cost?
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The Zechus of Suffering on Behalf of Others
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The Great Mirror in the Sky
In this week's parsha of B'sahlach, the Bnei Yisroel (children of Israel) safely passed through the Yam Suf (Sea of Reeds), after which, it came ...read more

Leaving to Prey
"Pharaoh will say concerning Bnei Yisroel....." (14:3)
After having traveled three days away from Mitzrayim, Hashem instructed Moshe to lead ...read more

Lechem Mishneh, Two Loaves of Challah
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“Mommy, can I please help set the Shabbos table?”
Mrs. Goldberg cast a worried look across the room at her husband. Chani was ...read more

A Seamless Integration On A Higher Plane
A good Rabbi tries to have a repertoire of inspiring Torah thoughts to draw upon at a moment's notice. One never knows when one may be called ...read more
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Chapter 6, Mishna 6: The 48 Ways: 22(b) Are the Sages Infallible? Part II
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