The whole book is called Shemot. That is among the first words of the Parasha last week but the significance of names goes beyond that. Later in last week’s Parasha, how to name Hashem plays a significant role. And how to deal with Hashem’s name continues this week as a major theme.
The first question Paro asks Moshe is, “who is this Hashem?” This is not because he is...Read more...
There is a sharp transition from one book to another this week. They are connected -- there is that crazy Vav at the beginning of a new book -- but something has shifted. It’s a transition from individuals to a nation. The Chumash is not named after an eponymous hero. It’s not like the Odyssey or the Aeneid. Moshe Rabenu is of course a prominent individual in the final four books but that is...Read more...
Baruch Dayan Haemet It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Emek Beracha's dear friend Morad Mahpour, Chaim Mordechai Ben Yisrael.TRead more...
I am Yitzchok Feldman, a rabbi in Palo Alto, and, together with R’ Yossi Marcus of Chabad in San Mateo, we will try together to guide us through today’s farewell to the physical presence of Dudu Habib, a”h, David Baruch ben Yitzchok V’Simona.
The order today will be that I will provide a brief sketch of Dudu’s biography and then other speakers will fill in the picture. We will hear from his wife,...Read more...
