Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein
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The division of the plagues between Parshat Va'era and Parshat Bo is very significant, representing the different goals of each set of plagues. In ...
Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein
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Moshe's young adult life in Midyan is a mystery to us. The Torah does not tell us very much about Moshe's life there; the next mention of his life is when...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Melakhim describes Yoash as a good king. A different story is described in great detail in Divrei Hayamim. After Yehoyada's death, Yoash abandons the...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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The ten plagues are divided into two parshiot - the first seven in parshat Va'era and the last three in parshat Bo. Is this merely a division of...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Despite the fact that the House of Ahav is in ruins after Yehu's rebellion, Atalya, driven like her mother Izevel by power, seizes the opportunity of her...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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At first glance Yehu seems to adopt the zealotry of Eliyahu in destroying the house of Ahav and the worship of Ba'al. Elisha removes himself from this...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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In many of the Elisha stories the king in the story is not identified. While many assume that the anonymous king is Yehoram, Ahav's son, because of the...
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag
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What links Brit Milla, the Metzora, the Eighth Day of Miluim, and Shmini Atzeret? The number seven represents nature, and the number eight represents that...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Why is Moshe so reluctant to speak to the Jewish people while they were enslaved in Egypt, and begin the process of the exodus? Moshe understands that his...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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In the immediate aftermath of the deaths of Nadav and Avihu there is a puzzling vague incident involving Moshe and Aharon regarding eating of sacrifices....
