Exodus 18-21 - Pacifism by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen “And if you make for Me an altar of stones, do not build it out of hewn stones, because if...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen This week we celebrate Tu BiShvat, the New Year for trees. TuBishvat as we celebrate it today is a post-biblical...

Exodus 13:17-17 - Women at Sea by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Rashi, commenting on this week’s amazing events at the Red Sea, quotes the Midrash...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen At a recent family gathering, I was surprised to hear how a negative image of my maternal grandfather had been...

Exodus Chapters 10-13:16 - Mezuzah by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen This week we read about the preparation of the Israelites to leave Egypt. They...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen There is something so dated, archaic, and non-sensical about National Anthems, and indeed flags, that takes us back...

Exodus chapters 6:2 -10 - Hard Hearts by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Moses and Aaron are locked in a power struggle with Pharaoh who seemingly...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen We are all being bombarded constantly with requests for money, at home, at work, on the streets, and on the...

Shabbat Shemot - Exodus 1-6 by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Throughout the Torah, God has been referred to anthropomorphically. God in human terms....