Shemot

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Terumah: The First of Adar

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The first of Adar is a very special day. “Just as when Av begins one decreases rejoicing, so too when the month of Adar begins, one increases rejoicing” (Taanit 29a). A Jew is supposed to be happy at all times. The Torah defines happiness…
Article

Terumah: Time to Volunteer

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss why involuntary religion is no religion at all. 
Podcast

Mishpatim: The Ten Commandments

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“And all the people saw the thunder, the lightning, and the sound of the shofar, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they were shaken, and stood afar off. And they said to Moshe, You speak with us, and we will hear: but let not G-d…
Article

Mishpatim: Saying What You Mean

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss why our Sages often reject the plain meaning of the Biblical text. 
Podcast

Yitro: Jealous and Jealous

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Walk into almost any shul wherever one may be, and chances are one will see the “Ten Commandments[1]” on top of the aron kodesh. They are neatly divided into two “tablets” with the first five commandments on the right and commandments six-ten on the…
Article

Yitro: Why Observe Mitzvot?

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss how the people responded to the Ten Commandments. 
Podcast

Beshalach: Time for a Test

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Along with the joy of teaching high school students comes the drudgery of marking tests – reading answers to the same questions over and over. While one might on occasion see a fascinating, perhaps most original answer, by and large, I think I speak…
Article

Beshalach: Joseph Leads the Way

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss why Moshe had to look for Joseph's bones on the way out of Egypt.
Podcast

How to Study Chumash; One Book at a Time (Part 22)

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

How to study Chumash- One book at a time – Shmot class #11: The Exodus, why the book is better than the movie  
Class

How to Study Chumash; One Book at a Time (Part 21)

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

How to study Chumash- One book at a time – Shmot class #10: The Exodus, why the book is better than the movie  
Class