Parashat Shemot, which opens the second book of the Torah, recounts the suffering of the Israelites in Egypt.

This technique isn’t new. The Nazis, among their many methods of psychological torment, would separate family members to ...

Rav Ḥana bar Bizna says that Rabbi Shimon Ḥasida says: One who prays needs to see himself as if the Divine Presence is ...

Regardless of the interpretation, it is essential to recognize that the relationship between the parents of married children is not akin to the attachment one has with other blood relatives.

It is not necessary. The Torah could have just said that These Israelites came to Egypt. Again, this is the ancient writing style. However, Rashi followed Rabbi Akiva’s mindset, who said that the ...

“Who am I,” Moses responded when God instructed him to confront Pharaoh and demand that he let the Israelites go. “Who am I ...

Shiphrah and Puah, two midwives in Egypt, were commanded by the tyrant Pharoah to kill all male Israelite babies. As Exodus’ ...

Rabbi Yossi Urimis a Torah Mitzion graduate from ... so he made the menorah." Rashi explains the juxtaposition of the section on the menorah to the section on the offerings of the princes ...

Rashi Shrivastava is a reporter covering technology with a focus in artificial intelligence. She writes a weekly Forbes newsletter on all things AI called The Prompt. She joined Forbes in January ...

Every individual who finds himself in challenging times only needs to know how to recognize the smile of Hashem from Above.