by Rabbi Margie Cella
Now that the people of Israel had passed safely through the Red Sea, with the threat posed by Pharaoh and his army finally eliminated, they traveled towards Sinai, where they would...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
This week we read the story of the nation of Israel leaving Egypt, pursued by a reluctant Pharaoh and his army of six hundred chariots. Paralyzed with fear, the people turned to Moses...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
Often when I am preparing to write each week, I refer to what I wrote in my book to jog my memory. This week I was drawn to my commentary on the ninth plague, which I wrote on January...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
Here we see Moses and his brother, Aaron, taking on the task of negotiating with Pharaoh for the release of the nation of Israel from Egyptian slavery. The brothers make multiple...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
This week we begin the study of Exodus, the second book of the Torah. It opens with a listing of the names of the sons of Jacob who had come down to Egypt. With the passage of time,...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
Seventeen years after moving to Egypt, Jacob’s death was now at hand. Calling Joseph to him, he made him promise to bring his body back to Canaan for burial.
Joseph brought his sons...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt to obtain food a second time. This time they brought Benjamin along. To test them, Joseph accused Benjamin of stealing his goblet and threatened to...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
Pharaoh was disturbed by two dreams he had that he was unable to interpret. When his butler recounted Joseph’s dream interpretation skills from his encounter with him in prison, Pharaoh...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
This week we begin the story of Jacob’s eleventh son, Joseph, to whom he gave a beautiful coat because he loved him more than all his other sons. Jacob’s special treatment of Joseph,...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
Jacob started preparing to meet Esau. He sent messengers to let Esau know that he was coming. They returned saying that Esau was on his way, accompanied by 400 men. Frightened, Jacob...
