Posts by JCC Association

“You shall not ill-treat any widow of orphan.” (Exodus 22:21) Parashat Yitro provides drama. Parashat Mishpatim provides details. It begins a section of the Torah known as sefer habrit, the … Continued

“So the people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.” (Exodus 20:15) Parashat Yitro is the moment the Torah was written for. The Israelites … Continued

“The Lord will battle for you; you hold your peace!” (Exodus 14:14) Parashat B’shalach describes Israel’s hasty departure from Egypt, Pharoah’s fevered pursuit, and God’s miraculous splitting of the sea … Continued

 “Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a festival of the Lord.” (Exodus 13:6) Parashat Bo rachets up the drama of the … Continued

“…I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and through extraordinary chastisements.” (Exodus 6:6) Parashat Va’era is better known than most because its contents are recounted each year at the … Continued

“…She called his name Moses, as she said, ‘For I drew him from the water.’” (Exodus 2:10) Parashat Sh’mot opens the book of Exodus (which also is called Sh’mot in … Continued

“Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.”   (Genesis 48:21) Parashat Vayechi … Continued

“Joseph sustained his father, and his brothers, and all his father’s household with bread, down to the little ones.” (Gen. 47:12) Parashat Vayigash contains the denouement to the Joseph saga:  … Continued