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Parsha Summary: BO
Paro is warned about the plague of locusts & agrees to release only the men; Moshe insists everyone must go. Paro calls Moshe & Aharon to stop the locusts, admitting he has sinned. G-d ends the plague but hardens Paro's heart; yet again Paro fails to free the...
PARSHA SUMMMARY: VAYIGASH
With Yosef's brothers accused of theft, Yehuda steps forward to ask Yosef for Binyamin's release, offering himself instead. As a result, Yosef finally is convinced his brothers are different from when they cast him into the pit & he reveals his true identity. The...
As The Dreidel Spins
Before the Festival of Lights starts to dim and go out, a parting thought….. We live in the age of emojis. The popularity of this modern-day variation on “a picture is worth a thousand words” is no doubt a by-product of our all-too harried lifestyle. Despite all the...
Parsha Summary: Vayetze
Yakov flees from Esav; leaving his parents home & going to Charan to stay with his uncle Lavan. He stops at Har Zion, the future site of the Bet HaMikdash; there he dreams of a ladder extending from Heaven to Earth, with angels going up & down. G-d promises...