V’yeira: Four and Twenty Levites all Standing By!
This portion begins by taking a slight break in the narrative to introduce the heads of the families of the first three tribes. Previously, Aharon and Moshe had called upon Pharoah to release the...
Monthly Archive: December 2013
Shemot: Riverboat Moses
The book of Exodus begins with the birth of Moshe, who inevitably becomes the Savior and Deliverer of the nation of Israel and who sets them free from their bondage in Egypt. In the...
Y’echi : The Mystery of Yosef’s Coffin
Genesis 50:25,26 “Yosef died at the age of one hundred and ten years, they embalmed him and he was put in a coffin/ark (ARON) in Egypt.” The bones (עצם) of Yosef were placed in...
V’yigash: Goshen, Chanukah and the Temple
This week’s portion is packed full of some of the most amazing connections to the Messiah; some are obvious and some not. So here is a rather unique perspective on the land of Goshen...