“‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Me. Now then, if you will obey Me faithfully and keep My covenant, you shall be My treasured possession ...

Our guest this week is Rabbi Benjamin Samuels, leader of Congregation Shaarei Tefillah of Newton, Massachusetts. Rabbi Samuels is the President of the Vaad Harabonim of Massachusetts and a member of ...

Watching Moshe (Moses) judge the Jews from morning to night, Yitro (Jethro), Moshe’s father-in-law, offers sound advice. He tells Moshe that if you continue trying to judge everyone, you surely will ...

Right at the outset of the Aseret Hadibrot or Ten Declarations (commonly translated as the Ten Commandments), God declares, “I am the Lord your God Who took you out of the Land of Egypt” (Exodus 20:2) ...

I do believe in my heart of hearts that all Torah portions are awesome, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be the Torah portion we read this past Shabbat, Yitro (Exodus 18:1–20:23). To view our ...

In a parsha that chronicles the most widely observed revelation of God’s presence, and the giving of the Aseret HaDibrot (colloquially known as “The Ten Commandments”), there are also a number of ...

Throughout much of history, it was hard for the Jews have to find true friends. Facing a frequently hostile world, when they came across an unusually cooperative gentile, it came as a bit of a ...