Friends, let it be clear to you, the golden calf was not so simple, not that I am telling you stories to justify, I am just telling you what happened. Moshe Rabbeinu told the Jewish people ‘I’ll be back on the fortieth day’. The thing is that they didn’t know exactly if…
Last Shabbos we read the four steps of getting out of Egypt. The first thing is ‘Vehotzeisi’, I will take you out. Vehitzalti, I will save you. Vega’alti, I will redeem you. Then it says ‘Velakachti Eschem Li Le’am, and then I will take you to be my people. I don’t know what it means,…
Reb Shlomo Carlebach on Parsha Va’eira “And I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from the suffering in Egypt.” You know my sweetest friends that when we read about leaving…
How to choose a name – Parashat Shmot Your name is the best indicator of your essence in life The portion we read this week is ‘Shmot’. It is so deep. The whole story of our exile in Exodus is called Shemot (Names). It means that in order to go into exile and come out alive, …
