Weekly Parsha Thoughts

At the beginning of Parshas Va’eira Moshe tells Bnei Yisrael that Hashem will take them out of Mitzrayim, bring them into the land that Hashem promised, and give them the land. The passuk states, “ולא שמעו אל משה מקצר רוח ומעבדה קשה,... Read More

Rabeinu Bachya says that by each of the makos there were many miracles. What were the miracles that Hashem performed by the makah of shechin? The passuk states that Hashem said to Moshe and Aharon “קחו לכם מלא חפניכם פיח כבשן וזרקו... Read More

In Pashas Vayigash the pessukim list the children of Yaakov who descended to Mitzrayim. The passuk states that all the sons and daughters of Leah were 33. Rashi is bothered, in the count of the pessukim, it only states 32 children? Rashi... Read More

The passuk states that Yosef spoke to the household of Pharaoh to speak on his behalf to Pharaoh. He mentioned that his father made him take an oath to bury him in the land of Canaan. A friend of mine, Reb Sklar... Read More

The passuk states that Yosef commanded the brothers, “אל תרגזו בדרך.” What does תרגזו mean, and what did Yosef warn the brothers about? Rashi explains Yosef was afraid that the brothers who were embarrassed about the whole episode, might fight on the... Read More

Yosef tells the brothers, “את האלקים אני ירא, I fear G-d.” In Parshas Vayechi it states, “התחת אלקים אני,” which Rashi explains as a question, “Am I in place of Hashem? If I would have wanted to do bad to you, would... Read More