By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Parshas Yisro. Parsha of the Jewish nation receiving the Aseres Hadibros. The commandments were inscribed on luchos – two tablets, with five...

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis Incredibly, the portion is entitled “Yitro” rather than “Moses” or “The Ten Commandments”. The reason for this begs an answer. The...

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb It is a familiar domestic scene, one that we have all experienced. The family is about to leave on a...

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis This Shabbos is known as the “Sabbath of Song” because it is in this parsha that Moses leads the Jewish men,...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin “Bo el Pharaoh.” (Shemos 10:1) “Bo” is understood in this context as “to go”, for HaShem is instructing Moshe to go to Pharaoh...

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis At the beginning of the parsha, we are told that one of HaShem`s goals in the exodus from Egypt was to...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin “HaShem said to Moshe, ‘Say to Aaron, take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt…. and...

By: Rabbi Shlomo Katz We read near the beginning of our Parashah that Moshe spoke Hashem’s words to Bnei Yisrael, “but they did not heed...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin “Vayehi bayomim haheim, And it came to pass, in those days, vayigdal Moshe, and Moshe grew up, he went out to...

By: Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier “And Moshe returned to HASHEM and said, “HASHEM, why have You done evil to this people? Why have You sent...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Parshas Vayechi is not only the concluding parsha of Bereishis, but is also the final chapter of Yaakov Avinu’s life. While the...

By: Rabbi Yosef Kalatsky The Special Level of Yaakov, Our Patriarch The Midrash Tanchuma states, “Reb Shimon Bar Yochai said, “Hashem said to the Klal Yisroel...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin “Vayigash, and he approached”. This week’s Torah portion opens with Yehuda pleading to Yosef on behalf of his youngest brother, Binyamin. Unbeknownst to...

By: Shlomo Katz The Midrash Rabbah comments on the verse (45:28), “Yisrael said, ‘How great! My son Yosef still lives!’”– Yaakov said, “How great is...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Chanukah lights. Lights that connect us to the past, to a story that happened over 2,000 years ago, yet speaks to...

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis In this week`s parsha we read the dramatic story of Joseph who is now Viceroy of Egypt meeting his brethren after...