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Exodus 40:34-35 – Moses and the Cloud

March 12, 2026

At the conclusion of the Book of Exodus, Moses sets up the tabernacle and a cloud covers it. God then calls to Moses and he enters the tabernacle. Or, maybe he doesn’t. Ramban explains.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Moses - Moshe, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Ramban - Nachmanides, tabernacle - mishkan

Esther 4:13-17 – Mordechai Warns Esther

February 26, 2026

Mordechai learned about Haman’s plot to destroy the Jewish people. He asks Esther to speak to King Ahasuerus.

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Categories Book of Esther, Hashkafa, Ketuvim - Writings Tags Esther, Haman, Malbim, Megillat Esther, Mordechai, Purim, queen - malkah

Esther 3:1-4 – Mordechai Did Not Bow

February 19, 2026

A pivotal event in the Purim story is when Mordechai refused to bow to Haman. Why did Mordechai refuse to bow?

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Categories Book of Esther, Ketuvim - Writings Tags Esther, Haman, Ibn Ezra, king - melech, Malbim, Megillat Esther, Mordechai

Exodus 15:26 – God Heals

January 29, 2026

The Jewish people needed water to drink. They arrived at Marah, but the bitter water was undrinkable. God sweetened the water for them.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags commandments, Egypt - Mitzraim, Ibn Ezra, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi

Exodus 12:2 – The First Month

January 22, 2026

God tells Moses and Aaron to designate “this month” as the “first month.” Ramban explains which month this is and why it doesn’t have a name.

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Categories Rosh Chodesh, Shemot - Exodus Tags Egypt - Mitzraim, Megillat Esther, Moses - Moshe, Passover - Pesach, Ramban - Nachmanides

Exodus 7:3 – Pharaoh’s Hard Heart

January 15, 2026

Several verses in Exodus disclose that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not free the Jewish people. Then why did God punish Pharaoh? Ramban explains.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Egypt - Mitzraim, Moses - Moshe, Pharaoh - Paro, plagues, Ramban - Nachmanides, Repentance - Teshuva

Genesis 49:10 – Until Shiloh Comes

January 1, 2026

Jacob on his deathbed blesses his son Judah that his sons will be kings over the Jewish people “until Shiloh comes.” What is the meaning of Jacob’s blessing?

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags David - King David, Jacob - Yaakov, king - melech, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi

Genesis 47:7-10 – Jacob Meets Pharaoh

December 25, 2025December 25, 2025

Genesis 46 tells how Jacob and his family were reunited with Joseph in Egypt. A short time later, Joseph brings his father to meet with Pharaoh.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Jacob - Yaakov, Joseph, Pharaoh - Paro

Genesis 42:9 – Joseph and His Family

December 18, 2025

Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and became a slave in Egypt. Then he became the second in command in Egypt. Why didn’t he ever contact his family?

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags dream - dreams, Egypt - Mitzraim, Jacob - Yaakov, Joseph, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi

Genesis 37:15-17 – A Man Helps Joseph

December 16, 2025December 11, 2025

God told Abraham that his offspring would be oppressed in a foreign land (Genesis 15). In Genesis 37 Jacob sends Joseph to meet his brothers. That encounter begins the process of Jacob’s family descending down to Egypt.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags angels - malachim, Joseph, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi
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