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Va’era: Overcoming Our Nature Like Frogs!
In Parshat Va’era, in their warning before Makkat Tzefardea, Moshe and Aharon tell Pharaoh: “:וְשָׁרַ֣ץ הַיְאֹר֘ צְפַרְדְּעִים֒ וְעָלוּ֙ וּבָ֣אוּ בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ וּבַֽחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּֽבְךָ֖ וְעַל־מִטָּתֶ֑ךָ וּבְבֵ֤ית עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙ וּבְעַמֶּ֔ךָ וּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָ וּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ” “And the Nile will swarm with frogs, and they will go up and come into your house and into your bedroom and upon your bed and into…
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Shemot: What Is So Feminine about the Number 70?
In the beginning of Parshat Shemot, the Torah enumerates the descendants that traveled to Egypt with Yaakov. The pasuk states that Yaakov had seventy descendants with him when he came down to Mitazrayim…
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Vayechi: Understanding Rachel’s Burial Place
Parshat Vayechi is essentially the last will and testament of Yaakov Avinu…
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Vayigash: What You Didn’t Know About Serach, Daughter of Asher
Aside from the foremothers, one of the most talked-about women in Sefer Bereishit is Serach Bat Asher…
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Miketz: Life Is All About Perspective
In the beginning of Parshat Miketz, Yosef is pulled from prison to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams…
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Vayeshev: Contrasting the Greatness of Tamar and the Wickedness of Potiphar’s Wife
Parshat Vayeshev contains the story of Yosef’s sale at the hands of his brothers, his journey to Mitzrayim, and his encounters with Eishet Potiphar there…
