VA’AIRA – UP TO HEAVEN
“I appeared to Avraham, to Yitzchak and to Yaakov ….” (Shemos 6:3) Rashi adds, “Hashem appeared to the avos, the forefathers.” Rabbeinu Tam notes that his grandfather, Rashi, fasted 613 days (approximately three …
Month: December 2018
SH’MOS – A PRIMER FOR EXILE
“And these are the names of the children of Israel who were coming to Egypt …” (Shemos 1:1) Our sages tell us that Hashem joins us in our exile and never leaves us. He was with us …
VA’YECHI – A TEACHING MOMENT
“Yaakov lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years …” (Bereishis 47:28) Parshas Vayechi relates the blessings and reproach that Yaakov gave to his children before he left this world. Rashi comments that …