Anti-Semitism – The Alternative Method of Separation The Beit HaLevi cites a fascinating Midrash (Shemot Rabbah 1:8) about the distain the Egyptians developed towards the Jews in Egypt, as described […]
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The first few parshiyot (Torah portions) in Sefer Shemot (The Book of Shemot) deal with the Galut Mitzrayim (Egyptian Exile) and the eventual Redemption. In fact, the Ramban calls this […]
God Had Good Intentions In this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Vayechi, after Yaakov (Jacob)’s passing, his sons approached their brother, Yosef (Joseph). They were concerned that now, as their father […]
< Lesson 8: Making Coffee and Tea on Shabbos Lesson 9: Making Guacamole for Shabbos In Lesson 9 in the Shabbos (Shabbat) Kitchen series, Rabbi Rappaport shows why it’s halachically […]
To Repent For Their Misdeeds In this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Vayigash, we find that Yosef (Joseph), who was sold by his brothers as a slave, eventually became the ruler […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Have another question to ask a rabbi? You can ask Rabbi Mintz your own question at asktherabbi@oorah.org, or head to oorah.org/asktherabbi/ to watch the […]
A Watched Pot Never Boils A watched pot, says conventional wisdom, never boils. Now this is not a scientific fact, because whether you visually inspect your pot while it’s cooking […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz This year, the fast of Asara B’Tevet (the Tenth of Tevet) is on Friday, and I’ve noticed that this is the only fast […]
The world has always been enamored with the future. We imagine the technological revolutions that will take place, the vast improvements to life that will occur, and most often, we […]
Yosef – A Wise Interpreter This week’s Torah reading begins with Pharaoh’s dreams. Pharaoh dreamed one dream in which he saw seven fat and healthy cows rise from the Nile, […]
