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January 24, 2024
By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein When Pharaoh finally let the Jews leave Egypt, the Bible reports that the Jews were “chamushim” (Ex. 13:18). Most of my readers are likely familiar with the exegetical interpretations of this word cited by Mechilta and Rashi (there), which interpret the word “chamushim” as a cognate of the Hebrew word […]
March 4, 2023
From the blog of Reuven Chaim Klein at The Times of Israel
November 12, 2022
From the blog of Reuven Chaim Klein at The Times of Israel
August 31, 2022
From the blog of Leonard Grunstein at Jewish Standard
March 4, 2021
March 5, 2021 Parashat Ki Tissa might be the most powerful portion in the Torah. Bene Yisrael just stood together at Mt. Sinai with one mind and one heart. They received the Torah and declared, “All that Hashem commands us, we will do and we will understand!” They were overwhelmed with awe by God’s presence and pleaded with Moshe to approach God on their behalf. God had also started to instruct Moshe in the construction of the Mishkan, the sacred structure that would enable Israel’s cam...