The Library

This 15 minute talk will take you on a journey from the 10 plagues in Mitzrayim, through Kriyas Yam Suf, and all the way until Kabalas HaTorah.

"On the third day when it was morning, there was Thunder and Lightning and a Heavy Cloud on The Mountain, and the Sound of the Shofar was very powerful, and the entire people that were around the camp shuddered" (Exodus/Shemos 19:16) Can you even imagine the DRAMA, the A...

In Parshas Yisro, the Father in Law of Moshe Rabbeinu, having heard all the great miracles that G-d did for the Jewish people, comes to meet Moshe in the dessert and exclaims: וַיִּחַדְּ יִתְרוֹ... וַיֹּאמֶר... עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי, כִּי-גָדוֹל ה' מִכָּל-הָאֱלֹהִים, כִּי בַ...

וישמע יתרו כהן מדין את כל אשר עשה וגומר מה שמועה שמע ובא? קריאת ים סוף ומלחמת עמלק, רש"י Why does Rashi ask what Yisro heard? the pasuk says he heard everything that Hashem did to the Mitzriyim. The Jews experienced at Krias Yam Suf things that nevi'im did not experience....

Vayishma Yisro - Yisro heard. Yisro heard about K'riyas Yam Suf & the victory over Amalek. Vaysaper Moshe l'chasno... - And Moshe described to his Father-in-Law To draw his heart, to bring him nearer to Torah (Rashi)ess kol hatla'ah asher metza'asam baderech-all the ...

Yisro said to Moses, “What you are doing is not good. Being the sole judge for a population of millions is sure to exhaust you. Therefore, develop various levels of judges to assist you.” The Midrash says that because Yisro advised Moses to select capable people as judges...

In this week's Parsha we have the Aseres Hadibros: the Corner Stone of Yiddishkeit. There is so much to be said. I would like to focus on the last commandment: "LO SACHMOD - You (what's with the whole 'thou' thing?) should not be envious of all that is your friends".... o...