Tag: Exodus from Egypt

Thèmes de la Pessah et du jeûne des premiers-nés

Thèmes de Pessah et du jeûne des premiers-nés

Ces trois concepts : liberté – rédemption - printemps interviennent ensemble dans les différents aspects de l’observance de Pessah.

Masorti Olami, The Rabbi Reuven Hammer Institute for Masorti Jewish Learning April 11, 2024 Passover Pessah en Français

Temas de Pesaj, Nisán, y el Ayuno de los Primogénitos

Estos tres conceptos (libertad, redención y primavera) se combinan en diferentes aspectos de la observancia de Pesaj.

Masorti Olami, The Rabbi Reuven Hammer Institute for Masorti Jewish Learning April 11, 2024 Passover Pesaj en Español

Reparations: The Difficulty and Bravery and Asking

Reparations: The Difficulty and Bravery of Asking

Look at reparations and the difficulty and bravery of asking, through the lens of slavery in Egypt, slavery in America, and the Holocaust.

Rabbi-Cantor Michael McCloskey April 5, 2024 Holidays Passover

Every Year We Must See Ourselves As If We Were There

Every year at Passover, we must see ourselves as If we were there in Egypt and take on what that means for ourselves.

Rabbi Amy Eilberg March 27, 2024 Holidays Passover

Why Couldn’t Moses Enter the Promised Land?

Current events help us understand why Moses couldn't enter the Promised Land and remind us the importance of innocent lives.

Rav Shai Cherry March 27, 2024 Holidays Passover

The Seder as a Lived Experience

We use the Seder as a lived experience by reenacting the exodus, not just recounting it. Therefore, we can all connect to Passover.

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman March 27, 2024 Holidays Passover

Charlton Heston Speaking

We can learn about leadership from Moses, as well as from Charlton Heston speaking, as he plays Moses in the Ten Commandments movie.

David Harrison January 31, 2024 Holidays Learning

The Faceless Nemesis

Having just experienced the most intimate time of the year, reflecting on our actions, we celebrate Sukkot and see a faceless nemesis.

Bex Stern Rosenblatt, Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva June 12, 2023 Parashat V'zot Haberacha Haftarah Parashat V'zot Haberachah

Bright Wings

Parashat Haazinu is the poem that Moshe sings to the people of Israel before he delivers his deathbed blessing, discussing bright wings.

Ilana Kurshan, Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva June 12, 2023 Parashat Haazinu Parashat Haazinu Dvar Torah

No Going Back

This parashah deals with the administration of justice in the land of Israel and the connection between no going back to Egypt.

Ilana Kurshan, Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva June 6, 2023 Parashat Shoftim Parashat Shoftim Dvar Torah

A Conduit of Blessing

In this parashah, Moshe prepares the people for their entry into Israel, extolling the conduit of blessing that they are about to conquer.

Ilana Kurshan, Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva June 6, 2023 Parashat Eikev Parashat Eikev Dvar Torah

Spare the Rod

This week's parashah, Chukat, focuses on the story of Moshe hitting the rock, choosing not to spare the rod, to get water.

Ilana Kurshan, Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva May 29, 2023 Parashat Chukat Parashat Chukat Dvar Torah

Make the Bitter Sweet

Just three days after escaping Egypt, the Israelites find themselves in the desert with no water, causing spiritual crises.

Ilana Kurshan, Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva January 19, 2023 Parashat Beshalach Parashat Beshalach Dvar Torah

The Pizza Toast

Vaera opens with God reiterating the covenant made with Moshe's ancestors. What's the connection between this parshah and pizza toast?

Ilana Kurshan, Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva January 10, 2023 Parashat Vaera Parashat Vaera Dvar Torah

Bridegroom of Blood

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.

Ilana Kurshan, Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva December 30, 2022 Parashat Shemot Parashat Shemot Dvar Torah

Study Guide: 1-0 in Favor of Pharoah

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."

Vered Hollander-Goldfarb, Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva December 28, 2022 Parashat Vaera Parashat Vaera Study Guide

Friday Night Kiddush: The Deeper Meaning

Rabbi Dina Shargel teaches that the Friday night Kiddush sets a mood to welcome Shabbat by connecting it to Creation and to the Exodus.

Rabbi Dina Shargel June 7, 2022 Erev Shabbat Shabbat

Passover: An Invitation to Get Free

Spiritually preparing for Passover not an intellectual exercise. It’s a spiritual invitation to ask ourselves: am I willing to get free?

Rabbi Kerry Chaplin April 3, 2022 Passover Preparing for Passover

The Four Questions and Living with Mental Illness

We have the opportunity to help teens create long-lasting positive connections to the very traditions they are appropriately questioning.

Risa Finkelstein Sugarman March 31, 2022 Health Illness

Including non-Jewish guests at our Seder: A reflection

Reflecting on the universal nature of the Exodus, as "eternally contemporary; it’s the story of too many peoples."

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg March 29, 2022 Passover Passover Reflections

Image of matzah, matzah cover with the word pesah on it in hebrew, and a kiddush cup with the words: Passover, Nisan, and the Fast of the Firstborn: Before Passover Begins

Passover Themes, The Month of Nisan, and the Fast of the Firstborn

Passover, commemorates the exodus from Egypt. On a spiritual level, the festival confronts us with the notion of redemption.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) March 22, 2022 Passover What is Passover?