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Beshalach: Who's Up First

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The problem of theodicy—why there is evil in this world—has bothered thinking people from time immemorial. We cannot answer Moshe’s question to G-d as to why the wicked often prosper and the righteous suffer (Brachot 7a). Hence,…
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Jan 29, 2021

Beshalach: Dying in the Desert

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“And Pharaoh approached...they saw the Egyptians marching at their rear, and the people became very frightened. The Israelites cried out to G-d....They said to Moshe, ‘It would have been better for us to be slaves in Egypt than to die in…
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Feb 7, 2020

Beshalach: The Best of Intentions

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Whether we are preparing for an exam, a simcha, a job interview, or retirement, our success is directly proportional to our preparatory efforts. Immigrants who arrive in a new country without adequate preparation for what lies ahead face…
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Jan 26, 2018

Beshalach: Saving Our Enemies

Rabbi Jay Kelman

When Moshe and Aharon first approached the Jewish people in Egypt, “the people believed; they accepted that G-d remembered the Jewish people” (Shemot 4:31). Yet soon thereafter, Pharaoh  increased  their workload, and instead…
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Jan 22, 2016

Beshalach: Up in Arms

Rabbi Jay Kelman

This week's devar Torah is dedicated in honour of the upcoming wedding of Miriam Libman and Ephraim Leiderman. May they merit to build a beautiful Jewish home. Mazal-Tov! "And G-d took the nation by the way of desert, by the Red Sea; and…
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Jan 10, 2014

Beshalach: War Time

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Our long sojourn in Egypt was meant to develop those character traits necessary to transform the Jewish people into G-d's special nation. We were to appreciate the need for human freedom, develop our sensitivity towards others--especially the…
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Jan 15, 2011