When Moses came to receive the Torah on behalf of Israel, the angels intervened and protested, claiming first rights to the holy Torah - by Torah law. Moses' defense offers a crucial insight into the very essence of our connection with the Torah and our identity as G-d's Chosen People. This is the perfect preparation for Shavuot!

Trust has to go somewhere. Better it be G-d.

How important is motive and purity in a human or Divine relationship? And why is it a good thing that disagreements for the sake of Heaven will endure forever? Wouldn’t conflict resolution be better?

The secret of the Seder? G-d’s feelings for us.

Why things happen in life that seem unfair is usually an inaccessible mystery. But what is not a mystery is the truth that whatever happens, there is ALWAYS a mission and a purpose for us. Action is always the answer.

Learning from G-d and the revelation at Sinai how to not take each other for granted.

1. Why did Moses tell Pharaoh what time the Plague of the Firstborn would take place? Was he telling Pharaoh to put it on his calendar, make himself available?

2. And why, after nine plagues, did the Jews suddenly need to shelter inside to be spared?

3. And why did they need to put the blood of the Pesach offering on their doorposts?

4. And why, of all names that could have been chosen for the holiday of freedom, do we call it Pesach - Pass-Over - remembering that G-d spared us from this final plague?

The bottom line of all these questions - and their amazing answers - is that when someone is important to you, not everything has to make perfect sense; not every problem has to be solved; not every bump needs to be addressed; not every fault needs to be triggered.

This week: What is the Torah's guidance on conflict in marriage? In this week's Parshah, G-d tells us the story of how Moses and G-d got into an "argument" over how to deal with the Jews. What are we to learn from the story and how does it apply to our own arguments with those we love most?

All about Jewish names: where do they come from, when do we get them, why do we need them? And why is our name for the book of Exodus “Names”?

No one hates death more than Jewish people hate death. Our love for life is unparalleled. To the point that Torah reports Yaakov's passing without using the word "died" at all, because as the Talmud decrees, Yaakov did not die! Turns out, we don't only hate death - we don't believe in it!

Can this be true for our late loved ones as well? Are they really still living? And if yes, what does that mean for us?

This is an essential Jewish concept derived from an essential story in the Torah - the end of Yaakov's (mortal) life, and the historic transition from the "family of Yaakov" to the "Children of Israel." From this tale we learn not only how to live but how to keep others alive, even after their life.