Parshat Beshalach always falls on the Shabbat before Tu b’shvat -- the new year for the trees. In fact, a tree figures prominently in this week’s parsha. The first place that the children of Israel reach after leaving Egypt is...
In the midst of recounting the horrifying last three plagues in Egypt, God tells Moses and Aaron: "This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you."...
Parashat Vaera opens dramatically with God's stirring proclamation to Moses: "I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as El Shaddai , but I did not make myself known to them by my name Adonai . I also...
