Parshas Bo
Print PDF By Rabbi Shloimie Lindenbaum דבר נא באזני העם וישאלו איש מאת רעהו… (פרק יא פסוק ב) Hashem asks Moshe to instruct Klal Yisroel to go to the Egyptians and ask to borrow their gold and silver. Rashi points out that Hashem expressed this as a request, almost a plea, because He didn’t […]
G-d’s ‘Mockery’
Print PDF By Rabbi Naftoly Bier In פרק י, פסוק א-ב, Chapter 10, verse 1-2, it states: “…So that I (Hashem) can put these signs of Mine in his midst. And so that you may relate in the ears of your and your son’s son that I made a mockery of Egypt and my signs […]
Parshas Vaeira
Print PDF By Rabbi Shloimie Lindenbaum ובכל ארץ מצרים תשחת הראץ מפני הערב (פרק ח פסוק כ) When Hashem sends the plague of wild animals to punish the Egyptians, the Torah tells us that “land was being ruined because of the swarm [of wild animals]”. Why was the land so badly affected because of the […]
Freedom: Its True Definition
Print PDF By Rabbi Naftoly Bier In שמות פרק י:א, Exodus 6:1, it states, “and G-d said to Moshe, ‘Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand he will let them [the Jewish people] go. Indeed, by a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.’” […]
Parshas Shemos
Print PDF By Rabbi Shloimie Lindenbaum ותקרא שמו משה ותאמר כי מן המים משיתהו (פרק ב פסוק י) When Basya, the daughter of Pharoah, finds a Jewish baby in the water, she takes him and raises him as her own. She gives him a name, Moshe- משה, referencing that she drew him out of the […]
The Gift of Prayer
Print PDF By Rabbi Naftoly Bier The Ramban in שמות ג:י”ד (Nachmanides, Exodus 3:14) teaches us an amazing concept. Moshe Rabeinu asked Hashem, in what manner can he relate to the Jewish people an identification of the Almighty that will be the definitive proof of His existence and providential interaction with all? Hashem answered, “Why […]
Parshas Vayechi
Print PDF By Rabbi Shloimie Lindenbaum ויחי יעקב בארץ מצרים (פרק מז פסוק כח) There is normally a break in the Sefer Torah between one parsha and the next, however our parsha begins “closed”. Rashi explains that this is because, once Yaakov passes away in our parsha, the eyes and hearts of the Jews […]
Honesty and Impetuosity
Print PDF By Rabbi Naftoly Bier אבינו יעקב, our patriarch Jacob, before his death, blessed his sons. To ראובן he said, “Reuven, you were to have superior positions, that of kingship and priesthood. But due to water-like impetuosity, you forfeited both of them.” Though Reuven had thought he was acting virtuously in justifying his […]
Parshas Vayigash
Print PDF By Rabbi Shloimie Lindenbaum ויגש אליו יהודה (פרק מד פסוק יח) After Yosef decides that he will take Binyomin captive because of the “stolen” goblet, Yehuda approaches him to plead their case. The Chiddushei Harim puts a spin on the words of the pasuk, that teaches a lesson applicable to all of […]
Measuring and Convincing Another
Print PDF By Rabbi Naftoly Bier In the beginning of the week’s parsha, we read of the epic battle waged by Yehuda to save Binyomin. Truthfully, the stakes couldn’t be higher; Yosef and Yehuda, two people worthy of sovereignty, are fighting for what they feel will affect the destiny of mankind. Yosef’s plan was […]
