Parsha 13 of 54 · Sefer Shemos
6 pieces on Parshas Shemos, one for each year it was written. Each opens as a PDF.
5781–82 · Year 1 · 2 pages
This week’s parsha begins the second sefer of the five books of the Torah. According to Ramban, Sefer Bereishis is known as Sefer Yetzira, whereas Sefer Shmos is Sefer Ma’aseh. This makes sense according to chassidus, as the era of chumash Bereishis spans far…
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5782–83 · Year 2 · 2 pages
This week’s parsha Shemos, is the first parsha of the second book of Chumash. As I wrote about last year, the first conspiracy theory against the Jews was issued by Paroah to his people. He made up a story about a supposed “war” that the Jews would turn their…
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5783–84 · Year 3 · 3 pages
This week is the first Parsha of the second book of Chumash, literally titled “names,” as it reflects on the retelling of the names of the tribes, which Rashi explains, are mentioned because of the love Hashem shows his people. The whole book, therefore, is…
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5784–85 · Year 4 · 2 pages
This week, Parshas Shemos is the first Parsha of the second Chumash of Torah. The theme of the weekly Divrei Torah, since Parshas Bereishis has been seeing today's world events from the Toras and drawing from Torah to derive power and strength to get us…
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5785–86 · Year 5 · 3 pages
Exodus 1:8 A new king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph…. Antisemites believe they discovered novelty in a theory of a Jewish conspiracy, but, as old as the bible, a New king arises who did not know Joseph… I have new insight into the definition of…
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5786–87 · Year 6 · 2 pages
This week’s Parsha, Shemos, begins the second of the 5 books of Chumash. If we connect it to the 5 faculties of spirituality in the soul, it corresponds to Ruach, which connects emotions to the person as a manifestation of their existence. Alternatively, it…
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