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Exodus 18:11 – Now I Know

February 13, 2025

Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, came to meet the Jewish people camped at Mount Sinai. Moses told him everything that had happened to them in Egypt and at the Sea.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Egypt - Mitzraim, Jethro - Yitro, Malbim, Rabbi Hirsch, Ramban - Nachmanides

Exodus 14:13-14 – Stand Still Be Silent

February 5, 2025

God is escorting the Jewish people out of Egypt. He directed them to camp by the sea. But Pharaoh is chasing after them with 600 chariots.

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

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
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