Our guest this week is Lise Stern from Hebrew College.
In Parshat Vaera Moses and Aaron repeatedly come before Pharaoh to demand “Let My people go”. Pharaoh refuses. Aaron’s staff turns into a snake and swallows the magic sticks of the Egyptian sorcerers. God then sends a series of plagues upon the Egyptians. Seven of them are counted in our parsha.
Our discussion focuses on the relations between Pharaoh and Moses.
Previous Torah Talks on Vaera
Protecting our community is foundational to Jews feeling safe enough to express our First Amendment rights, like everybody else in America.
Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 135
“When I was young, I wanted to be Jimmy Page. That job was already taken. So I learned how to work a camera and photographed Jimmy Page.”
These 15 stories by Jonas Kreppel feature the “Yiddish Sherlock Holmes” who saves Jews from various plights within the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the early 20th century.
Inspired by real-life Jewish table-tennis legend Marty Reisman, the film traces Marty’s upbringing in the Lower East Side and the intertwined forces of his family identity and fierce ambition that drove him.
The name Messod means blessing and good fortune and my father was fortunate to live a life overflowing with both.
A year after meeting on a dating app, Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, 2023. Cohen spent 55 days in hell under Hamas; Troufanov 498 days under Islamic Jihad. Finally free and reunited, they tell The Journal their story.
Hate against Jews is hate. Say it. Mean it. Enforce it. Or stop pretending this institution has the moral confidence to protect the students in its care.
A year after meeting on a dating app, Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, 2023. Cohen spent 55 days in hell under Hamas; Troufanov 498 days under Islamic Jihad. Finally free and reunited, they tell The Journal their story.
The shards of broken glass nearly hit Jolkovsky and others in attendance.
The basic question about any deal is simple: does it or doesn’t it include a concrete, enforceable process that marks the end of the Netanyahu era? All other concessions are insignificant.
The “un-Jews” continue to undo timeless Jewish connections.
No amount of creative financing can resolve the core issue at the heart of America’s housing crisis: an acute shortage of homes.
As Silk’s memoir, “A Seat at the Table: An Inside Account of Trump’s Global Economic Revolution,” captivatingly details, his unique story is a testament to the power of faith and the promise of America.
To understand the full nature of the political and social rift within Israeli society, it is necessary to explore the realm of emotions.
“It’s so gratifying to bring families closer together and create these special moments that become lifelong memories.”
