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The Miyaldos do not listen to Phaaroh and they deliver the babies instead of carrying out Phaaroh’s wishes to kill them. Kavayachol rewards them in 2 ways. #1, the pasuk says that the nation increased greatly in population and #2, Kavayachol makes for them ‘batim’. What is

The second of the ten plagues was that of sefardaya, frogs.  Rashi cites Chazal that describes how this plague manifested itself; at first one single frog emerged from the river, and the Mitzrim tried to kill it by striking it.  However, instead of harming it, it split into swarms of

Go Slow by Rabbi Baruch Leff. We have a major problem with this week’s Torah portion. In fact, it’s a problem with the entire Exodus from Egypt. The problem is: Is God being truthful with Pharaoh? Beginning back in Parshat Shmot (Exodus 5:3) and continuing this week

Go Slow by Rabbi Baruch Leff. We have a major problem with this week’s Torah portion. In fact, it’s a problem with the entire Exodus from Egypt. The problem is: Is God being truthful with Pharaoh? Beginning back in Parshat Shmot (Exodus 5:3) and continuing this week

The parsha continues from where it left off last week. Moshe had met Aaron in the wilderness and returned with him to Mitzrayim (Egypt). G-d had sent them to speak to the elders of the Jewish people telling them that G-d had sent them and that they

Personal Care In Shemos 4:31(Parshas Shemos), Moshe comes to Klal Yisrael to inform them of the Geula. They accept Moshe’s report and they rejoice. The pasuk says that they rejoiced not over the news of the Geula but over “Ki Raah Es Onyam”- that Kavayachol personally saw

Topics covered in this class: The scene is set The purpose of the plagues What was Pharoh really being asked to do? The internal structure of the plagues. Moshe can’t do the first three plagues. The scene is set. Moshe is sent on his mission yet fails

6:9 Rav K. explains why they were not able to listen to Moshe, even though before this they believed him about the coming redemption. He refers to what he wrote in parshas Shmos 4:31, that they thought if Pharoah would hear Hashem’s commandment to send His people, immediately he would listen. They felt that Pharoah could

Based on Rav Noah Weinberg “Let my people go…” A familiar, and to many, one of the most famous cries of our history… and it is found in this week’s Torah portion as Moses goes before Pharoh to plead for the release of our people. Often repeated,