Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 15 minutes
We look at the names of Moshe's sons and their significance in the stories of Moshe, with some midrashic takes on Pharaoh wanting to kill Moshe.
We also...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 13 minutes
At the beginning of the parsha is a pasuk describing Moshe taking the bones of Yosef along as Bnei Yisrael were leaving Egypt. The placement of this pasuk...
Rabbi Moshe Morris
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Lesson Length: 15 minutes
When Pharaoh contemplates releasing Bnei Yisrael, he asks who will go. When Moshe responds that all will go to serve God for their festival, Pharaoh...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 9 minutes
We begin with a comment by the Sefat Emet on the beginning of the Parsha about the hardening of Pharaoh's heart. What message to the Jewish People is...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 5 minutes
What accounts for the apparently repetitive geneaological list in the Parsha? The list here provides context, and a message about how Moshe's approach...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 13 minutes
We take a quick look at some of the midrashim at the beginning of Parashat Shemot that explain why Moshe "got the job" as leader of Bnei Yisrael. A...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 9 minutes
Moshe's early life has 3 main stories. Most commentators see these stories as highlighting Moshe’s caring, responsibility, and leadership ability. The...
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein
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Lesson Length: 19 minutes
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein delivers a sicha about Yosef's words to his brothers on their way back to Canaan: "Do not get distressed on the way." The simple...
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow
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Rabbi Yuval Cherlow brings the story of the Song of Songs to life while insightfully presenting allegorical dimensions of the book. In a very relatable...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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Lesson Length: Hour and 17 minutes
Does Sefer Tehillim tell a story? We usually think of Tehillim as a randomly arranged anthology of poetry describing personal religious experiences, and...
