Beshalach

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Parshat Beshalach

Zissy Turner

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The Haftarot: How to Profit from the Prophets (Parshat Beshalach)

Dr. Moshe Sokolow

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Beshalach: Who's Up First

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The problem of theodicy—why there is evil in this world—has bothered thinking people from time immemorial. We cannot answer Moshe’s question to G-d as to why the wicked often prosper and the righteous suffer (Brachot 7a). Hence,…
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Beshalach: Dying in the Desert

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“And Pharaoh approached...they saw the Egyptians marching at their rear, and the people became very frightened. The Israelites cried out to G-d....They said to Moshe, ‘It would have been better for us to be slaves in Egypt than to die in…
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Beshalach: The Best of Intentions

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Whether we are preparing for an exam, a simcha, a job interview, or retirement, our success is directly proportional to our preparatory efforts. Immigrants who arrive in a new country without adequate preparation for what lies ahead face…
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Scholar in Residence: Rav Yosef Carmel

Rav Yosef Carmel

Join us as the Or Chaim Minyan welcomes another distinguished Scholar in Residence for Shabbat! Rabbi Yosef Carmel is the Rabbinical Dean of the Eretz Hemdah Institute for Advanced Jewish studies in Jerusalem, as well as the Av Beit…
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Scholar in Residence: Rabbi David Silber

Rabbi David Silber

Join us as the Or Chaim Minyan welcomes another distinguished Scholar in Residence for Shabbat! Rabbi David Silber is the Founder and Dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education, the world’s first center for women’s advanced study of classical…
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Beshalach: Saving Our Enemies

Rabbi Jay Kelman

When Moshe and Aharon first approached the Jewish people in Egypt, “the people believed; they accepted that G-d remembered the Jewish people” (Shemot 4:31). Yet soon thereafter, Pharaoh  increased  their workload, and instead…
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Beshalach: Up in Arms

Rabbi Jay Kelman

This week's devar Torah is dedicated in honour of the upcoming wedding of Miriam Libman and Ephraim Leiderman. May they merit to build a beautiful Jewish home. Mazal-Tov! "And G-d took the nation by the way of desert, by the Red Sea; and…
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Beshalach: War Time

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Our long sojourn in Egypt was meant to develop those character traits necessary to transform the Jewish people into G-d's special nation. We were to appreciate the need for human freedom, develop our sensitivity towards others--especially the…
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