Rav Zachariash’s weekly blog on the parsha
On verse 14:4, Rashi says that Mosheย Rabbeinuย toldย Klal Yisraelย to travel towards the Egyptians. While this move made no sense, the Torah says โvโyaasu keinโ โ and they listened without questioning Moshe. Rashi explains thatย Klal Yisraelย said โWe rely only on the words of the son of Amram.โ Theย Tiferes Shlomoย asks โWhy was Moshe referred to, at this time, [...]
"ืึทึผืึตึผืจ ืึถื ืึฐึผื ึตื ืึดืฉึฐืืจึธืึตื ืึฐืึธืฉึปืืืึผ ืึฐืึทืึฒื ืึผ ืึดืคึฐื ึตื ืคึดึผื ืึทืึดืืจึนืช" (ืฉืืืช ืื:ื) ืืืืฉืจ ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืืืจ ืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืืื ืืืฆืจืืื, ืืืจืืช ืฉืฆืขื ืืื ื ืชืคืก ืืืืชื ืืืืื ื, ืืชืืจื ืืกืคืจืช "ืืืขืฉื ืื" (ืฉืืืช ื"ื ื') ืืืืืจ ืจืฉ"ืย "ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืฉืฉืืขื ืืงืื ืืฉื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืื ื ืชืงืจื ืื ืจืืืคืื ื? ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืจืื! ืืื ืืืจื ืืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืจื [...]
In this parsha the Torah gives us the first mitzvah, of โKiddush Hachodeshโ (โhachodesh hazeh lachemโ). The word for โmonthโ (ืึนืึถืฉื) comes from the word โnewโ (ืึธืึทืฉื), and the mitzvah is referring to the reappearance of the new moon. Many of us are familiar with the idea that each month in a lunar year represents [...]
"ืืืืืฉ ืืื ืืื, ืจืืฉ ืืืืฉืื: ืจืืฉืื ืืื ืืื, ืืืืืฉื ืืฉื ื" (ืฉืืืช ื"ื ื') ืืคืจืฉื ืื ืงืืื ื ืืช ืืืฆืืื ืืจืืฉืื ื ื'ืื ื ืืฉืจืื', "ืงืืืืฉ ืืืืืฉ". ืืืื ืึนืึถืฉื ืืื ืืืฉืืจืฉ 'ืืืืฉ', ืืืืฆืืื ืืืืช ืืชืืืืกืช ืืืืืืฉื ืฉื ืืืจื. ืื ืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืืืจืืืช ืฉืืืจื ืืืืช ืืชืืืฉ , ืืืื "ืืืืฉ" ืืฉื ื ืืฉืืืฉืืช ืฉืืื ืจืง ืืืืงื ืืงืจืืืช ืฉื [...]
The Torah tell us (7:3) that Hashem hardened Pharaohโs heart. There is a famous question on this: We know that Hashem gives a person choice. And so if He hardened Pharaohโs heart, it seems as if He is taking away his choice. It also seems unfair! The Shla Hakodesh tells us if Pharaoh would have [...]
"ืึทืึฒื ึดื ืึทืงึฐืฉืึถื ืึถืช-ืึตื ืคึผึทืจึฐืขึนื" (ืฉืืืช ื:ื) ืืืืขื ืืฉืืื- ืืจื ื' ืืขื ืืง ืืืืจื ืืืคืฉืืช ืืื ื ืืื, ืืื ืฉืืงืืื ืืช ืฉืืจื ืื, ืืืืื, ืืช ืขืื ืฉื. ืืคืืื, ืืืฉืจ ืืงื"ื ืืงืฉื ืืช ืื ืคืจืขื, ืืจื ืืื ื ืื ืืื ื ืืช ืืืืจืชื ืืืืคืฉืืช. ืืืืข, ืื ืื, ืืื ืืขื ืืฉื ืขื ืืืจืื ืฉื ืขืฉื, ืืืืืจื, ืืชืื ืืคืื? ืืฉื"ื ืืงืืืฉ ืืกืืืจ ืฉืื ืคืจืขื ืืื ื ืืืฅ [...]
2:23ย and they cried, and their cry came up to God as an outcome of the bondage. 14:10ย and the children of Israel cried out unto Hashem. In this weekโs parsha, the Torah says thatย klal Yisraelย cried out, but does not state that they cried out to Hashem. It just says that Hashem received their plea. Whereas at [...]
ืึทืึผึดืึฐืขึธืงืึผ; ืึทืชึผึทืขึทื ืฉืึทืึฐืขึธืชึธื ืึถื-ืึธืึฑืึนืงืื, ืึดื-ืึธืขึฒืึนืึธื. (ืฉืืืช ื:ืื) ืึทืึผึดืฆึฐืขึฒืงืึผ ืึฐื ึตื-ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื, ืึถื-ืืณ. (ืฉืืืช ื"ื:ื) ื ืฉืื ืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืคืกืืงืื. ย ืืคืกืืง ืืจืืฉืื, (ืืืืืืจ ืืคืจืฉืชื ื) ืืชืืจื ืืฆืืื ืช ืื ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืขืงื , ืืชืคืืืชื ืืื ืืชืงืืื, ืื ืืื ื ืืฆืืื ืช ืืช ืืขืืืื ืฉืืขืงืชื ืืืื ื ืื ื'. ืืขืืืช ืืืช, ืืคืกืืง ืืฉื ื (ืืืืืืจ ืืคืจืฉืช ืืฉืื) ืืืฉืจ ืืชืืจื ืืชืืจืช ืืช ืขืืืืช ืื "ื ืืื ืื [...]
The Sefer Chasidim writes about the greatness of Yosef, that he forgave the brothers for their sin against him. Yet we find in Chazal references to golus Mitzrayim, the asura charugei malchus, and other punishments to klal Yisrael at large as a punishment for the sin of the ten brothers. How can one justify this? [...]
ืกืคืจ ืืืกืืืื ืืืชื ืขื ืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืกืฃ ืืกืืืืชื ืืืืื ืขื ืืืขืฉืื ืืจืขืื ืฉืืืฆืขื ื ืืื. ืขื ืืืช, ืื ื ืืืฆืืื ืฉืื"ื ืืืืืกืื ืืช ืืขืืืืช ืืืฆืจืื, ืืช ืขืฉืจื ืืจืืื ืืืืืช, ืืขืื ืฆืจืืช ืืืจืืช ืฉืืืจืขื ืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืขืื ืฉ ืขื ืืื ืืฉืืืื. ืื ืืื ืืขืฉื ืืฉืืืื ื ืืื, ืืืืข ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ื ืขื ืฉื ืขืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืื? ืืื ืืืืกืืจืื ืืืืืืฉืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืื [...]
