In Parshat Beshalach, the Torah presents us with the details of the redemption of the Israelites who had been fleeing from Egypt. Once they safely reached the other side of the Red Sea, together with ...
"With Beshalach, we are discussing one of the formative events of Judaism, right up there with the giving of the commandments and leaving Egypt. For Jews, this is our moment of redemption," Paskoff ...
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Recounting for the first time the story of an entire people who, after long years of harsh and grueling bondage, emerge into freedom. Parashat Beshalach is a historic Torah portion, recounting for the ...
Indeed, our haftarah does something remarkable: It names names. Not just heroes but absentees. Not just those who fought but those who consciously chose not to. After Israel’s defeat of the Canaanite ...
Our guest this week is rabbi Josh Whinston of Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor, MI. Rabbi Whinston was ordained at the Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles; he has earned ...
In the final scene of “The Graduate,” as the giddy runaway lovers Elaine and Benjamin take their seats at the back of a bus, we are plunged into a moment of sudden stillness that interrupts the ...
Is the repetition in this line from ShiratHayam - the “Song at the Sea” - merely poetic? Or is there a deeper significance to the two halves of the verse? Although not apparent in translation, the ...
The Torah gives a clear message about the value of Jewish life, as we are reminded that no one should be permitted to murder Jews with impunity. In the Shirat Hayam (Song at the Sea), Moses and the ...
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