Parshat Beshalach - Questions

Parshat Bo - Questions

Parashat Va'era - Questions

Parsha and Rashi Q & A for the Shabbos Table.

Parashat Shmot - Questions

Parsha and Rashi Q & A for the Shabbos Table.

“As Hashem Commanded Moshe” ... What?

Yosef Returns Home

A Swarm of Locusts ... and People

What Gets Them Believing

The Torah of Peaceful Litigation

An Individual Donation

The Torah Connection

Present or Inheritance... or Both?

Many Halves Make One Whole

We have seen over the last two weeks that it was important that the donations to the Beit Hamikdash be brought voluntarily, and not out of coercion. Yet, in the beginning of this week’s parasha, we find a donation that everyone is required to take part in.

Nothing to Fear Including Fear Itself

In the aftermath of the Divine revelation at the giving of the Torah, Bnei Yisrael expressed their fear that exposure to such a fearful sight would kill them. Moshe allayed their fears, explaining that there were good reasons that Hashem wanted to expose them to His Presence.

National Light through the Darkness

The Torah stresses the effect of the darkness during the ninth plagues as one that prevented the Egyptians from seeing and even prevented them from moving. In contrast, there was “light for all of Bnei Yisrael in their places of inhabitation. Where was there light for Bnei Yisrael and for what purpose was it stressed?