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Rashi lived in France from 1040 – 1105. He wrote commentaries on Tanach, Talmud, and midrash.

Ruth 1:16-17 – Where You Go

May 28, 2025

After the death of her husband and sons, Naomi decides to go home to Bethlehem. She tells her daughters-in-law that they should return to Moab.

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Categories Book of Ruth, Ketuvim - Writings Tags commandments, Daat Mikra, Rashi, Ruth

Exodus 38:21 – The Reckoning

March 27, 2025

The Jewish people are building the Tabernacle. Then the Torah interrupts the narrative of the building to do some accounting.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Holy Temple, Moses - Moshe, Rabbi Hirsch, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi, tabernacle - mishkan

Exodus 23:20 – The Angel

February 27, 2025February 20, 2025

God called Moses up to Mount Sinai. There He taught Moses the Torah. He also taught him what will happen after the people leave Mount Sinai.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags angels - malachim, Daat Mikra, Golden Calf, Joshua - Yehoshua, Moses - Moshe, Rabbi Hirsch, Rambam - Maimonides, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi

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

Deuteronomy 32:39 – I am He

December 5, 2024September 30, 2024

In Deuteronomy 32:39 God proclaims, “I, I am He.” Why is the “I” repeated? Who is the intended recipient of this message?

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags Abarbanel, Daat Mikra, Rabbi Hirsch, Rashi

Deuteronomy 17:6 – 2 or 3 Witnesses

September 5, 2024

According to Deuteronomy 17:6 judges in a Jewish court must hear the testimony of two or three witnesses. If two witnesses are enough, then why mention three? If three are required, then why mention two?

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags commandments, marriage, Rabbi Hirsch, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi

Deuteronomy 4:9 – Lest You Forget

August 15, 2024

In Deuteronomy 4:9 Moses tells the Jewish people not to “forget the things which your eyes have seen.” What are these “things” and why are they important?

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags commandments, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi

Exodus 25:22 – The Meeting Place

February 13, 2024

Exodus Chapter 25 begins the instructions God gave to Moses about the building of the Tabernacle.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Moses - Moshe, prophet, Rashi, tabernacle - mishkan

The 48 Jewish Prophets

December 11, 2024May 29, 2023

According to Jewish tradition there were 48 prophets. However, there is some dispute about exactly who they were.

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Categories Ketuvim - Writings, Neviim - Prophets Tags prophet, Rashi, Seder Olam, Vilna Gaon - GRA

Parshat Mishpatim 5777

October 27, 2023February 23, 2017

Parshat Mishpatim Quiz

I hope you enjoy this short quiz on Mishpatim from the Book of Exodus. There are several questions about the eved Ivri (Jewish slave) and other parts of the parsha.

Unless I state otherwise, assume that all of the answers are based on Rashi’s commentary.

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Categories Puzzles and Games, Shemot - Exodus Tags Moses - Moshe, Rabbi Hirsch, Rashi
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