Hi, Thanks to those who pointed out a mistake in the last Torah Minute. The Egyptian Empire was not at its peak in the 13th Century. In fact? It was long gone by then!  It should have said 13th Century B.C.E.! … The Jews finally leave Egypt.   The sea splits.  The Jews are saved.  And […]

Hi, Now the Exodus is really going to start! Until now? It sort of backfired. Moshe and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him to free the Jewish People And Pharaoh responded by clamping down.  By making them work even harder.  (Exodus, 5) … Now we’re about to start the “ten plagues.” But first there’s […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Moshe can’t get out of it. As much as he tries, G-d insists.  “You’re the man”! So Moshe is about to leave Midian and go to back to Egypt. For the most important mission in world history. To free the Jews and bring them to Mount Sinai. They […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day! As we saw yesterday, Pharaoh wanted Moshe dead. Moshe escapes to Midian, where he sees a group of women being harassed.  He saves them and waters their sheep. … It’s pretty amazing. Moshe is in a strange place.  The most powerful person on earth is out to kill […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Moshe is raised in Pharaoh’s palace. But he maintains his Jewish identity. He sees that the Jews are persecuted.  And feels their pain.  (Exodus 2: 11-17) … It’s natural to want to know as much as possible about Moshe. About the man that reached the highest level of […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. …Pharaoh has decreed that all newborn Jewish boys be thrown into the Nile River. Amram and Yocheved have a baby boy. Yocheved, his mother, hides him as long as possible. Finally she puts him in a box and places it on the banks of the Nile. And she […]

Hi, It’s good to be back! Today is an important day in the Jewish calendar. The 17th day in the month of Tamuz. It’s a fast day.   Commemorating many tragedies that happened on this day. … It goes all the way back to the Torah. Over 3000 years ago. When Moshe comes down from Mount […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Are you ready for a shocker? Here it goes. The “Ten Commandments” is not a Jewish idea! Are you still there? I’m referring to the name. In Hebrew it’s called Aseret Hadibrot.  The Ten Utterances. It’s the commandments, out of hundreds, that we heard straight from G-d. The […]