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 …
Category: Shemos
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 …