Dear Parents,

The episode of מתן תורה concludes with the famous expression “נעשה ונשמע—we will do and [then] we will hear.” However, in the Torah it is not written alongside מתן תורה in פרשת יתרו but rather later on in פרשת משפטים. Why did the Torah place almost all of פרשת משפטים, with its dozens of dinim, between the...

Dear Parents,

Have you ever wondered what the mitzvah of lo sachmod (not being jealous) is doing in the Aseres Hadibros? After all, the Aseres Hadibros represent fundamental principles in Judaism, so why is it included?

Listen to this moshol from Rav Eliyohu Eliezer Dessler zt”l: There is one...

Dear Parents,

After the miracle of Krias Yam Suf, Moshe is commanded to stretch out his hands to cause the waters of the sea to return to their natural flow. However, it seems unnecessary for Moshe to do this. Isn’t it logical for the waters to return to their original state on “their own” once the purpose of the miracle has...

Dear Parents,

The final plague to strike the Egyptians was מכת בכורות. Moshe warned Paroh that this מכה would occur at “about” midnight, כחצות הלילה. Isn’t it strange that Moshe spoke in such terms, considering that Hashem told him the plague would occur “at midnight?” Why did Moshe change what Hashem had told him? Rashi explains that...