torah

In this week’s Torah portion, we read the final chapter leading up to the exodus from Egypt. The ninth plague was a pivotal moment in… Read More »The Nation of Brotherly Love

With all of the dazzling events in this week’s parsha – the plagues of locusts, darkness and the killing of the firstborn, leading to the… Read More »Just Do It!

This week’s article – a little more “philosophical” than most Edutainment articles, as it’s based around a logical exploration – is dedicated to 2 different… Read More »“Miracles to the Max”

Imagine that you are a tourist on your way to see this nation’s most revered document, the one that forged our beliefs and principles. You… Read More »Out of Africa

Hashem said to Moshe and Aharon, “Take handfuls of furnace soot. Moshe shall throw it heavenward…and it will become dust upon the entire land.”[2] No… Read More »How Miracles Happen

As a result of Pharaoh’s recalcitrance to permit the Jewish people to leave Egypt, he and his nation were struck with a total of ten… Read More »Out of Control!

The dress of the Torah scholar should be respectable (lit., ‘nice’) and clean. There must not be found on his clothes a stain, grease or… Read More »Chapter 5, Law 9 – Clothing for the Soul

Many of the Torah commentaries point out that unlike our forefathers, Moshe, in this week’s opening verses to the Parsha, did not accept that God’s… Read More »Moshe Holds Heaven Accountable

Reciting by Rote Imagine someone speaking, let’s say, before a joint session of the US Congress. Since he speaks in monotones, it becomes clear that… Read More »The Power of Praying with Heart

A new king arose over Egypt, who did not know about Yosef. (Shemos 1:8) and who did not know: he acted as if he did… Read More »HASHEM’s Law