All posts in: Book of Shemos
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3 years agoWords to the Wise: The Middos Connection – Parshas Ki Sisa
Ki Sisa: The Middos Connection Eric Adams, the current Mayor of New York City, had a public scuffle with the press corps this week. The part that struck me was when ..
Written by Rabbi Aryeh Dachs
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3 years agoDon’t Remain Silent! – Ki Sisa
“Moshe stood at the gate of the camp and announced: ‘Whoever is on G-d’s side, come to me!’ And the whole tribe of Levi gathered to him.” ..
Written by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler
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3 years agoCLEARING THE CONFUSION – KI SISA
The sin of the Golden Calf is one of the most difficult to comprehend episodes in the Torah. The commentaries discuss at length how the Jewish people could stumble ..
Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
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3 years agoShabbos Enjoys the Shabbos – Ki Sisa
“u’va’Yom ha’Shevi’i shovas vayinofash” (31:17). ‘G-d gives a person all extra Neshamah on Erev Shabbos, and then on Motza’ei Shabbos, He takes it away ..
Written by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler
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3 years agoKnow Far Cry – Ki Sisa
Moshe was told to instruct the Children of Israel (literally) “only to keep Shabbos” [1]. The sages of blessed memory expound this verse in various manners [2], ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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3 years agoThe Most Important Mitzvos – Ki Sissa
After describing the construction of the Mishkan, the Torah mentions Shmiras Shabbos. Ach Es Shabsosai Tishmoru. But, keep my Shabbos. The message is that despite ..
Written by Rabbi Shmuel Gluck
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3 years agoFinding the Right Balance – Tetzaveh
One of the themes of Korbanos is the precise instructions of how to go about bringing them. In the end of the Parsha, when describing the Mizbeach Haketores, the Torah ..
Written by Rabbi Shmuel Gluck
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3 years agoTETZAVEH – THE MISSING NAME
Shemos, 27:20: “And you will command the Children of Israel that they will take for you pure olive oil, pressed for illumination, to kindle a lamp continually.” ..
Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
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3 years agoWords to the Wise_Recognizing the Oil Within – Tezaveh
My Rebbe, Rabbi Shaya Cohen shlit”a, has a painting in his office that was drawn by a student of his. In this painting, Rabbi Cohen is wearing a tallis low over ..
Written by Rabbi Aryeh Dachs
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3 years agoTetzaveh – The Haftarah: Misplaced Pity
The Navi relates how King Shaul had pity on the best of the sheep, as well as on Agag. And he informs us what happened when he allowed that pity to get the better ..
Written by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler
