Shemot / Vaeraשמות / וארא

It always struck me as strange how Moshe reacted to G-d’s instructions. This is the same Moshe who would eventually give us 613 commandments from G-d that we must absolutely follow and obey. Yet when he meets G-d for the very first time he…

According to the Ramban the stories in early Shmot were not independent stories but rather followed closely and were directly connected to those at the end of Bereishis. What the Ramban may be referring to are the striking parallels between…

The book of Shmot is about names. The names are not just those of the mortals but also of the Immortal. Just like we were provided with the list of names of the sons of Jacob in the beginning of last week’s Parsha we are similarly introduce…