Category: Beshalach
IT’S O.K. TO CRY
One of the hardest aspects of being a pulpit rabbi is bereavement. As a rabbi,... Read More
WHO SANG THE SONG?
The medieval commentator, Rashi, explains that when Moses saw the Red Sea split, and the... Read More
TAKING YOUR OWN SIDE (PODCAST)
Even before the ink has dried, Jewish critics of President Trump's peace proposal for Israel... Read More
TAKING YOUR OWN SIDE
“All Muslims who come in peace will be welcome to visit and pray at the... Read More
THE MYSTERY OF THE FIRST SHABBAT
Sometime in the eighteenth century, a group of Russian-Orthodox Christians revolted against the strict hierarchical... Read More
PHARAOH’S ROLE IN THE EXODUS
The portion of Beshalach begins with a negative introductory word — “vayehi” — and then... Read More
THE CURSE OF ATTENTION SEEKING
Earlier this month, Mahmoud Abbas called together a meeting of the PLO’s Central Council, and... Read More
DO NOT REJOICE IN YOUR ENEMY’S DOWNFALL
The splitting of the Red Sea was undoubtedly the greatest miracle of the Exodus story,... Read More