Monthly Archives: January 2013

BY-LAWS NEEDED – Parsha Yitro by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

Parsha Yitro (Ex.18-20)           Last week’s Torah narrative saw the Hebrew slaves freed from Egypt.  Losing no time, this week we read of their arrival at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah.   Leaving Egypt made them free. But not till … Continue reading

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Why Do You Cry To Me BETTER SING by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

WHY DO YOU CRY TO ME?   BETTER SING! – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           The 13th thru 17th chapters of Exodus tell some of the Bible’s most dramatic and significant episodes.  After unsuccessfully negotiating with Moses, Pharaoh and his people experienced … Continue reading

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WHO ALL IS GOING Sedrah Bo By Rabbi Baruch Cohon

  Seven plagues came and went over Egypt, sanctions that no human authority could impose. Blood in the river, frogs on land, gnats filling the air, beetles swarming through houses and fields, murrain decimating the livestock, boils afflicting the people, hail terrifying … Continue reading

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I APPEARED Sedrah Va-eyra by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

         Chapter 6 of Exodus tells of Moses receiving a Divine message.  G-d tells him “I am   YHVH.” This sacred name, the unpronounced Tetragrammaton or four-letter name of G-d, identifies the source of Moses’ authority.  We cannot know … Continue reading

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