Tag Archives: Exodus

FINISH THE SENTENCE – Bo – Ex. 10-13, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

FINISH THE SENTENCE – Bo – Ex. 10-13, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon Quotations can be fascinating. We get hung up on them. They become clichés. They get twisted into jokes, song lyrics, book titles, slogans. And we never stop distorting … Continue reading

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NOT THE LEADER – Va-eyra – Ex. 6-9, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

NOT THE LEADER – Va-eyra – Ex. 6-9, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon We meet a new man in this week’s Torah reading. Aaron. Unlike other major characters in our Biblical history, his birth was not described. He enters our story … Continue reading

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ARE THESE THE NAMES? – Sh’mos – Ex. 1-6:1 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

ARE THESE THE NAMES? – Sh’mos – Ex. 1-6:1 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon Reading our Torah every week has to impress us with the difference it shows in different languages. Even the names of the Biblical books are different. … Continue reading

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LOTS OF “LOT”S – Ex. 12-17 – Lekh l’kha — by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

LOTS OF “LOT”S – Ex. 12-17 – Lekh l’kha — by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week’s Torah reading includes parts of a story that is spread out over several chapters of the Book of Genesis. It is the story of … Continue reading

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OFF TO AZAZEL – Ah’rey Mos – Lev. 16-18, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

OFF TO AZAZEL – Ah’rey Mos – Lev. 16-18, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week we will read some famous do’s and don’t’s that the Torah provides to enable us to elevate our lives. Given just “after the death of … Continue reading

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