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  • Pharoah’s March of Folly

    כ”ה בטבת תשפ”ב / December 29, 2021

    Pharoah should have realized that he was leading his nation into disaster. He fits the perfect model of Barbara Tuchman’s book “The March of Folly”. And God has the final say in the matter

  • The Meaning of the Plagues

    כ”ד בטבת תשפ”ב / December 28, 2021

    What was the real reason for the plagues? God could have freed the Jews without them. Why did He choose to afflict the Egyptians in the manner that He did?

  • Moses & Aaron: United as One

    כ”ג בטבת תשפ”ב / December 27, 2021

    When Moses & Aaron receive the command to go before Pharoah, the verb is in the singular. Hebrew does not permit such grammatical mistakes. If the subject is plural the verb must be plural. Is this a mistake or is there a lesson in this?

  • Why Moses Was Chosen to Lead

    כ’ בטבת תשפ”ב / December 24, 2021

    It took God three days to convince Moses that he was the leader that the Jewish people needed. Moses thought he was not qualified for the job. Why was God so insistent?

  • True Obedience to God

    י”ט בטבת תשפב / December 23, 2021

    The midwives of Egypt refused Pharoah’s order to kill all male Jewish babies. Their rebellion against Pharoah was based on their obedience to God’s law.

  • Where There is No Man, Be a Man

    י”ח בטבת תשפ”ב / December 2s, 2021

    When Moses went out and saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave, he first looked around to see if there was another man. He saw other people but he did not see someone who would stand up for the slave.

  • Don’t Be Fooled By Dictators

    י”ז בטבת תשפ”ב / December 21, 2021

    How did Pharoah manage to enslave the Jews? How was it that the Tribe of Levi avoided becoming slaves? Here is the answer.

  • Trust Only in God

    ט”ו בטבת תשפ”ב / December 19, 2021

    The Book of Exodus starts by stating that a new Pharoah arose who did not know Joseph. This is to teach us that men only do what is in their interest and they “forget” the good that you have done. God remembers.

  • Joseph’s Leadership Skills

    י”ג בטבת תשפ”ב / December 17, 2021

    The end of the Parsha Joseph realizes that his brothers are concerned that he might extract revenge for what was done to him earlier. Joseph again reassures them that it was all from God and for the good.

  • No One is Immortal

    י”א בטבת תשפ”ב / December 15, 2021

    As we know, the hardest thing for a leader is to imagine the world without their being the leader. Jacob’s greatness was that he knew he was mortal do he prepared the next generation for leadership.