Our parsha deals with the assembling of the Mishkan. The midrash (Shemot Rabbah 51:1)commenting on the first verse of our parsha, quotes the verse in

Rav Shlomo Wolbe seems to say as follows: There are two forces within a person—the yetzer hatov and the yetzer hara, and every action of

In our parsha (ch. 33:. 18), Moshe Rabbeinu pleaded to Hashem: “And now, if I have indeed found favor in Your eyes, make Your ways

In our parsha, as part of the inauguration ritual, Moshe was told by Hashem to anoint Aharon with oil, as it states, “You shall take

While one way to promote giving to others generously and willingly may be by understanding the significance of and the benefits from performing such a

Our parsha begins with the topic of a Jew who is sold as a slave. It states, “If you buy a Jewish bondsman, he shall

The beginning of our parsha lists Moshe Rabbeinu’s two sons, Gershom and Eliezer, and also explains why those names were chosen. The name Gershom was

After experiencing 10 devastating makkot, Pharaoh finally sent Bnei Yisrael out of Mitzrayim. The midrash illustrates Pharaoh’s reaction after sending them out with a parable:

Despite experiencing makkah after makkah, Pharaoh did not fully give in. Why didn’t Pharaoh want to save himself and his country and agree to let

The Gemara teaches that “any person who becomes angry, if he is a wise man, his wisdom leaves him.” This is derived from a certain

Our parsha relates Pharaoh’s decree that all Jewish male babies be thrown into the river. The Gemara (Sotah 11a) teaches that there were three people

Our parsha relates that Yaakov’s life span was 147 years. Interestingly, the Daat Zikeinim (Bereishit 47:8) quotes a midrash which teaches that originally Yaakov was