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Exodus 11:3 – The Man Moses

January 29, 2025

God has brought 9 plagues on Egypt. In a shocking development we learn that Moses is respected and the Jewish people are not hated by the Egyptians.

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

Exodus 6:6-7 – Four Words

January 23, 2025

Exodus 5 ended with Pharaoh increasing the oppression of the Jewish people. Moses asked God why He had sent him to Pharaoh.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Egypt - Mitzraim, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Pharaoh - Paro, Rabbi Hirsch

Exodus 1:7 – They Were Fruitful

January 16, 2025

The family of Jacob came to Egypt to escape the famine in Canaan. That generation died and things began to change for the children of Israel.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Egypt - Mitzraim, miracle, Pharaoh - Paro, Vilna Gaon - GRA

Genesis 48:15-16 – The Redeeming Angel

January 8, 2025

Jacob knows he is about to die. He has a last private meeting with Joseph and he blesses Joseph’s sons.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis, Hashkafa Tags angels - malachim, Jacob - Yaakov, Joseph, Malbim

Genesis 41:14-16 – Joseph Meets Pharaoh

June 19, 2025December 25, 2024

Pharaoh had a dream about skinny cows eating fat cows. Then he had another dream about wind scorched grain swallowing healthy grain.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags dream - dreams, Joseph, Pharaoh - Paro, Rabbi Dessler

Genesis 37:34-35 – Jacob Mourns

December 23, 2024December 17, 2024

Genesis 37 records the sale of Joseph into slavery by 10 of his brothers.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Jacob - Yaakov, Joseph

Genesis 33:3 – Jacob Bows

June 19, 2025December 11, 2024

Esau was heading toward Jacob with 400 fighting men. Jacob was frightened that his brother would try to destroy him and his family.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Esau - Esav, Jacob - Yaakov, prayer - tefillah, Rabbi Dessler, Vilna Gaon - GRA

Genesis 28:20-22 – Jacob’s Vow

December 5, 2024

Jacob had a dream of a ladder reaching from earth to heaven. God appeared to him and promised many things. Then Jacob made a vow which seems to imply that he doubted God’s promises.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Abarbanel, dream - dreams, Jacob - Yaakov, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi

Genesis 25:23 – Two Nations

November 28, 2024

Isaac and his wife Rebecca prayed that she would conceive. She eventually became pregnant, but a battle was going on inside her.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Abraham - Avraham, Esau - Esav, Isaac - Yitzchak, Jacob - Yaakov, Jerusalem

Genesis 23:4 – Alien or Resident?

November 20, 2024

Genesis 23 begins with the death of Abraham’s wife Sarah in Hebron. Abraham suddenly needs to find a suitable place to bury her.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Abraham - Avraham, Isaac - Yitzchak, Sarah - Sarai
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