Traveling Out of Egypt and To Jerusalem
The Jewish people left the Egypt in a haste. On the night of the first Seder they had to show…
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The Continuity of Jerusalem
Our parsha opens with the broadest of all possible lenses. While Moshe is beset with pain over the Jewish people’s…
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Yosef: The Diaspora Jew Who Self-Defines as Zion
The Midrash in this week’s parsha compares Yosef to Zion. Each step of Yosef’s journey – from his initial favored…
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Conducting Eternity
In this week’s parsha we see the slow unfolding of the divine plan. For reasons that remain somewhat mysterious, God…
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