(Courtesy of Touro College) Congratulations to the fourth cohort of the Touro College Academy of Leadership and Management (TCALM) for successfully completing their leadership training.
The question is ancient. If God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, then it was God who made Pharaoh refuse to let the Israelites go, not Pharaoh himself.
A Shocking Story This may be the Talmud’s most shocking story! Rabi Elazar, the son of Rabi Shimon bar Yochai, who spent 13 years secluded,
Moshe’s first attempt to liberate the Jews didn’t fare well. He was mocked by Pharaoh and scorned by his own people, shocked by their increased
Aish HaTorah has an incredible program called The Discovery Seminar. It covers many topics that interest and intrigue Jews, including: Why do bad things happen
Rav Shlomo Freifeld zy”a, legendary rosh yeshiva, builder of people and Torah, master educator, was beloved for his simchat hachayim, joie de vivre, positivity, optimism
What did Moshe do so terribly wrong? Parshat Va’era begins by telling us that Hashem spoke to Moshe. It does so in a single verse
Parshat Va’era I have always felt a special connection to the haftarah that we read this week. This selection from Sefer Yechezkel (28; 25–29; 21)
In Megillah 21a, Rabbi Abahu declares that rebbi and talmid should be at the same physical level. Either teacher and student should sit on a
In this week’s parsha, Va’era, we learn a key point to how to be brought out of exile. The words והוצאתי (and I will take
A few weeks ago, at the end of November, I had the pleasure of attending the therapist track at the Agudah Convention. On Thursday and
In this week’s parsha, we encounter something unusual. While most of the 10 plagues are initiated by Moshe, his brother Aharon initiates the first three
