That is what made him a unique leader. If you examine the text in parashat Bo, you will see that three times he reverted to the same theme: children, education, and the distant future. And when ...

The Jewish tradition loves serious play with words. This week’s Torah portion begins with God’s telling Moses, “Go to Pharaoh” (Exodus 10:1) to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go.

Am Yisrael Chai; we are marching toward redemption. We must document their crimes for the sake of history, much like the story in the Parsha. We should constantly review these with our children so ...

EL CAJON, California –– Parsha Bo’s greatest lesson is to never accede, to never give in, to never give up. A wonderful lesson on Mental Health Awareness Shabbat in the UK, a day dedicated ...

God spoke to Moses saying, “Consecrate to Me, from among the Israelites, every firstborn of man or beast—the first issue of every womb; it is Mine.” ~ Exodus 13:2 ...

Pesach, the holiday of freedom. But the central food item of this holiday – matzah – symbolizes slavery. Why? Because Pesach doesn’t just commemorate our freedom. It commemorates how we ...

Strange that the last three of the ten plagues are in a separate Torah portion. Even more striking is that they all have some connection with darkness: Locusts, darkness, and death of the Egyptian ...

It brings me great comfort when we read the stories of our ancestors and we see that they faced the same kinds of things with which we struggle. It tells us that we aren’t alone; someone has ...

A wise rabbi once said: “Though we cannot understand why things happen to us, but at least we can prepare for their eventuality”. In a previous message, I related the following story about ...

Ari Berman is the 10th rabbi to speak during the inauguration ceremony. More have appeared at a prayer breakfast. In 1949, as Harry S Truman prepared for the first presidential inauguration since ...

"Kody has actually said this. Because I only have one child, I am not entitled to an equal portion of the property," the reality star says in the Jan. 19 episode of 'Sister Wives' TLC Meri Brown ...

Parashat Shemot, which opens the second book of the Torah, recounts the suffering of the Israelites in Egypt. After years of comfort in Egypt, the Jews were subjected to harsh enslavement. Pharaoh ...