This week’s parashah, Chukat, focuses on the story of Moshe hitting the rock, choosing not to spare the rod, to get water.
Just three days after escaping Egypt, the Israelites find themselves in the desert with no water, causing spiritual crises.
Vaera opens with God reiterating the covenant made with Moshe’s ancestors. What’s the connection between this parshah and pizza toast?
Shemot describes the early years of Moshe’s life up to the pivotal moment when he is informed of his mission awaiting him in Egypt.
In this week’s parashah, Moshe is accused of “giving Pharaoh a sword to kill us,” in response to his demands of “let my people go.”
Rabbi Dina Shargel teaches that the Friday night Kiddush sets a mood to welcome Shabbat by connecting it to Creation and to the Exodus.
Spiritually preparing for Passover not an intellectual exercise. It’s a spiritual invitation to ask ourselves: am I willing to get free?
We have the opportunity to help teens create long-lasting positive connections to the very traditions they are appropriately questioning.
Reflecting on the universal nature of the Exodus, as “eternally contemporary; it’s the story of too many peoples.”
Passover, commemorates the exodus from Egypt. On a spiritual level, the festival confronts us with the notion of redemption.