Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parashat Mishpatim "Moshe alone shall come near the Lord, but the others shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him. Moshe went and repeated to the people all the commands of Lord and all the rules, And the people answered with one voice, saying, "All the things that the Lord has commanded we will do." (Shemot 24:2-3) Rabbi Yehoshua said: Great is peace, for when Israel stood and declared "All the things that the Lord has commanded we will do," The...
Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parashat Yitro You shall also seek out from among all the people capable men who fear God, trustworthy men, who spurn ill-gotten gain. Set these over them as chiefs of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and let them judge the people at all times. Every great matter they shall bring before you, but every small matter they shall judge by themselves. Make it easier for yourself by letting them share the burden with you. (Shemot 18:21-22) WHAT IS A "GREAT MATTER"? "Every great matter they...
Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parashat Beshalach "The waters turned back and covered the chariots and the horsemen – Pharaoh's entire army that followed them into the sea; not one of them remained. But the Israelites had marched through the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. (Shemot 14:28-29) The Waters as Rage and as a Wall – The Slavers and the Enslaved Are Not Judged In Similar Fashion "The waters forming a wall" – Samael descended and said...
Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parashat Bo The Lord said to Moshe and Aharon: This is the law of the Passover offering: No foreigner shall eat of it. But any slave a man has brought may eat of it once he has been circumcised. No bound nor hired laborer shall eat of it. It shall be eaten in one house: you shall not take any of the flesh outside the house; nor shall you break a bone of it. The whole community of Israel shall offer it. If a stranger who dwells...
Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parashat Vaera The Lord said to Moshe and Aharon, "When Pharaoh speaks to you and says, 'Produce your marvel' you shall say to Aharon, 'Take your rod and cast it down before Pharaoh.' It shall turn into a serpent." So Moshe and Aharon came before Pharaoh and did just as the Lord had commanded: Aharon cast down his rod in the presence of Pharaoh and his courtiers, and it turned into a serpent. Then Pharaoh, for his part, summoned the wise men and the sorcerers; and the...
Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parashat Shemot THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS THAT WERE OF JACOB'S ISSUE CAME TO SEVENTY, YOSEF ALREADY BEING IN EGYPT. YOSEF DIED, AND ALL HIS BROTHERS, AND ALL THAT GENERATION. BUT THE ISRAELITES WERE FERTILE AND PROLIFIC; THEY MULTIPLIED AND INCREASED VERY GREATLY, SO THAT THE LAND WAS FILLED WITH THEM. (Shemoth I:5-7) "They multiplied and increased very greatly… " "I will bestow my blessing upon you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven and the sands on the seashore; and your...
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Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parashat Vayigash Yosef brought his father, Yaakov, and had him stand in Pharaoh’s presence… Yaakov gave Pharaoh a blessing. (Bereishit 47:7, 10) Rabbi Avraham, son of the Rambam, wrote: “Yaakov blessed” – he blessed him upon his entering and he blessed upon his leaving. And our Rabbi Saadya Gaon twice interpreted “blessed” as “gave him peace”, and our teacher interpreted “God bless you” (Ruth 2:4) “Allah yislameha” – “God will give you peace”. (Notes by Rabbi Yosef Kapah, z’l, on his commentary on Rabbi Saadya Gaon) ...
Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parashat Miketz Then Yosef commanded that they fill their vessels with grain and return their silver-pieces into each man’s sack, and give them victuals for the journey. They did so for them. Then they loaded their rations onto their donkeys and went from there. But as one opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the night camp, he saw his silver – there it was in the mouth of his pack! He said to his brothers: My silver has been returned – yes, here in...
Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parashat Vayeshev “In my dream, similarly, there were three openwork baskets on my head. In the uppermost basket were all kinds of food for Pharaoh that a baker prepares; and the birds were eating it out of the basket above my head.” Yosef answered, “This is its interpretation: The three baskets are three days. In three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and impale you upon a pole; and the birds will pick off your flesh.” (Bereishit 40:16-18) The Dream, the Dreamer, and the Interpreter...