by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Feb 15, 2007 | Uncategorized
A post in honor of David Guttmann, whose thoughtful question motivated me to finally commit these ideas to writing.It is well known that the commandments of the Torah are traditionally divided into two categories, “Hukkim” and “Mishpatim”....
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Feb 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
This week, we append Parashat Shekalim to the regularly scheduled Torah reading. The Rabbis instituted the addition of Parashat Shekalim on or before the first day of the month of Adar in order to remind the Jews to bring their annual “half-shekel”...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Feb 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
Before moving on to study Parashat Mishpatim, let us conclude our analysis of the second of the two stories about Yitro that appear at the very beginning of last week’s Parasha.The Torah tells us that, the day after his epiphany about God’s providence,...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Feb 7, 2007 | Uncategorized
When Yitro (Jethro) hears of the unbelievable events that have recently transpired in Egypt, he immediately prepares himself to travel to the desert and reunite with his son-in-law Moshe. However, the actions he takes suggest that he is worried he may not be well...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Feb 2, 2007 | Uncategorized
An excellent article by Harav Yaacov Meidan that discusses the population growth of the Jews in Egypt and the chronological difficulties it entails (link). I particularly enjoyed the piece because it dovetailed beautifully with a similar argument I advanced...
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