וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
הַ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥הלֵּאמֹֽר 

 דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 

 וְיִקְחוּ לִי תְּרוּמָה.
זֶה שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּבכִּי לֶקַח טוֹב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם  

 Once a passenger aboard a ship, on which many
were traveling, was asked by them: “What kind of merchandise do you possess?”
He answered: “My merchandise is superior to yours.”  

The gematria of mem is
forty. Forty is the number of days it rained upon the earth during the Flood.
Forty is also the num­ber of days Moses spent on Mount Sinai.  

 When giving means taking, and you get much more than you bargained for  

Repairing man's justice system

Three strikes and you are out 

Setting us up for success

Making the next round easier 

Understanding Gildulim 

The four elements of creation 

 מֶ֗לֶךְ בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּט יַעֲמִ֣יד אָ֑רֶץ וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּרוּמ֣וֹת יֶהֶרְסֶֽנָּה 

 Through justice a king establishes a land, but the man of Terumos will destroy it.” [Mishlei 29:4]  

 The
Medrash tanchuma elaborates:  

אִם מֵשִׁים אָדָם עַצְמוֹכַּתְּרוּמָה הַזּוֹ שֶׁמֻּשְׁלֶכֶת בְּזָוִית הַבַּיתוְאוֹמֵר מַה לִּי בְּטֹרַח הַצִּבּוּר, מַהלִּי בְּדִינֵיהֶם, מַה לִּי לִשְׁמֹעַ קוֹלָם,
שָׁלוֹם עָלַיִךְ נַפְשִׁי, הֲרֵי זֶה מַחֲרִיבאֶת הָעוֹלָם. הֱוֵי וְאִישׁ תְּרוּמוֹת יֶהֶרְסֶנָּה. 

This implies that if a man acts as though he were a terumah (the portion separated, or set aside, for the priests) by secluding himself in the corner of his home and declaring: “What concern are the problems of the community to me? What does their judgment mean to me? Why should I listen to them? I will do well (without them),” he helps to destroy the world. Hence the man of separation (terumah) overthroweth it. 

Rabbi Frand on Rav Assi    

Your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground!  

The Shenei Luchot HaBrit by Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz - Kayin had to undergo three gilgulim, one each for his Nefesh, his Ruach, and his Neshama.   

What did yitro hear? Splitting of the sea and the war with amalek

Baruch hashem  

The TuBishvat Seder

Why is the command for Amalek given in writing and in verbal form 

The Torah lessons in communication 

BeShalach - Who were the Erev Rav and who sent them? Short Class

Why do we begin the portion with Vayhi or woe

How do we cantrast the last verse of Bo with the first verse of BeShalach?

If only 20% of the Israelites were willing to leave, where did all the Egyptian and foreign erev Rav come from?

What was there to be afraid of along the coastal route?

20% down

86 years vs 430 yeards