Parshat Shemot Finding the connection between the 27th and 28th chapters of Sefer Yeshayahu — the source of this week’s haftarah — to the events

Editor’s note: This series is reprinted with permission from “Insights & Attitudes: Torah Essays on Fundamental Halachic and Hashkafic Issues,” a publication of TorahWeb.org. The

I drafted a lengthy article about Nedarim 68-70—about the derashot and interpretations—according to Rava and according to Rabbi Yishmael’s academy. The impetus was that the

וַיָּ֥קָם מֶֽלֶךְ־חָדָ֖שׁ עַל־מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע אֶת־יוֹסֵֽף: (שמות א/ח) And a new king arose on Mitzrayim who did not know Yosef (Shemos 1/8) According to one

The new upscale school of Mount Wealthmore had begun its first school year. The students absolutely loved school. There was no homework or tests, because

At a second marriage for both chatan and kallah, what is different from at a regular wedding? The following is an overview, regarding a second

From its humble beginnings in the shtetl of Mir, Belarus, to fleeing to Shanghai and relocating in Yerushalayim — for more than 200 years —

I once read a book by someone very familiar with rabbinic Hebrew and modern Hebrew who ended up studying the King James Bible and writing

The story of Moshe as the leader of the Exodus almost never occurred. Towards the end of the sixth aliyah in parshas Shemot, there is

When I first sat down to write this article, I toyed with the idea of composing it in Hebrew. After all, when considering the value

The parking spots near the kosher stores in Miami Beach and Hollywood are harder to come by these days, and the wait time at the

(Courtesy of YIDB) In what is becoming a beautiful tradition on Shabbos Shira, the Young Israel of Deerfield Beach, Florida is sponsoring a guest cantor.