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Parashat Bo 2011 Did Pharoh have free will?
Rabbi Goldsmith Exodus 10 http://youtu.be/ETlIaSVULvU
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Parshat Bo – 2011
Parshat Bo January 7, 2011 Leah Goldsmith “And Egypt imposed itself upon the people, to QUICKLY send them out of the land”.(Shemot 12:39) “They shall inherit the Land for ever, they shall be the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified… and I the Lord will HASTEN it…
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Vaera – 2010
Vaera December 31, 2010 Leah Goldsmith The Book of Berieshit closes with the climax of the Yosef saga, when he reveals himself to his family’s astonishment. It was really a case of not believing one’s eyes. But did Yosef really knock their socks off? How is it that not even one of the brothers did…
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Parashat Vaerah 2010 Revealed Miracles In Contrast to Hidden Ones — Moses Vs. Our Forefathers
Rabbi Moshe Goldsmith on Exodus Chapter 6 http://youtu.be/eYaVCjzdZiY
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Parashat Shemot – Dec 2010 Understanding exile and redemption
Rabbi Goldsmith Exodus Chapter 1: http://youtu.be/WekT8W8kwxg
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Ve’emunatcha Baleylot”- Mikeitz-Chanukah – 2010
“Ve’emunatcha Baleylot”- Mikeitz-Chanukah December 3, 2010 Leah Goldsmith The portions of Yosef come to light during the darkest days of the year always at the end of Kislev. Something happens in the dark – the light of Chanukah is revealed. Something happens to Yosef too as he dreams in the dark of night. Pregnant with…
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Parshat Vayeshev – 2010
Parshat Vayeshev November 26 2010 Leah Goldsmith Dear readers- As I turned on my faucet to get ready for Shabbat – I really almost looked up into it to see if water would come out. Israel has been in a drought for the last 5 years. By the time we read the portions of Yosef,…
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Parshat Vayishlach – 2010
Parshat Vayishlach November 19 2010 Leah Goldsmith Our Rabbis tell us, Ma’aseh avot siman lebanim- What happens to the fathers is a sign of what will happen to the future generations. This applies to the soul, the time, the place. Parshat Vayishlach is an even lesson for us on placating or going in advance, armed…
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Parshat Chaye Sarah – 2010
Parshat Chaye Sarah October 30, 2010 Leah Goldsmith Chazal tell us that Yitzchak mourned for his mother three years. This is outstanding in that a person generally mourns for a spouse for 30 days and one year for a parent. There are different ideas about why Yitzchak mourned overtime. (Sarah passed away upon hearing that…
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Lech Lecha- Vayera – Sarah, Mother Earth and….. 2010
Lech Lecha- Vayera – Sarah, Mother Earth and….. October 22, 2010 Leah Goldsmith Chazal dedicate many discourses to the superpower traits of the Matriarchs and prophetesses. “Bezchut nashim tzadkaniyot nigalu Yisrael memitzrayim”- “In the merit of the righteous women, the Jewish people were redeemed from Egypt.” (Midrash Shmot Raba- Alef) “Nashim zerizot bemitzvot yoter meanashim.”…