Torah Classes

Chp. 20 verses 11 - 21: Continues with the last six commandments. The people are terrified so they ask Moshe to be their intermediary with G-d, so he goes up the mt. in a thick cloud. Hashem commands Moshe to tell the people not make idols and to make an alter for bringing sacrifices to Him.

Chp. 20 verses 1 - 11: description of the first four commandments.

Chp. 19 verse 4 - chp. 20 verse 11: G-d tells Moshe what to tell the people, and they answer "all that G-d has spoken we will do." Moshe tells them to purify themselves, separate from their wives for three days, and to not touch the mountain, neither man nor beast. On the third day G-d comes down to the mt. and calls out to Moshe who ascends the mt. G-d once again tells him to warn the people not to touch the mt. and he goes down. Chp. 20 begins the introduction to the ten commandments.

Chp. 18 verse 13 - chp. 19 verse 3: Yisro gives Moshe advice about appointing judges to help him better serve the people. Yisro returns to his home. Chp, 19, in the third month the nation came to the wilderness of Sinai. Moshe goes up the mountain where G-d gives him a message to tell the people.

Chp. 18 verses 1 - 13: Yisro, Moshe's father in law comes out to the wilderness with Moshe's wife and two children. Moshe tells Yisro about all the miracles that Hashem has performed for the people. He brings sacrifices to G-d and Moshe sits and judges the people.

Chp. 15 verse 26 - Chp. 16 verse 27: Chp. finishes with their stay at Elim. Chp. 16, from Elim they reach the wilderness of Sin. The people complain about a lack of food. Hashem tells Moshe to tell the people that He will have it rain Mann from heaven everyday except Shabbos when they will receive a double portion. Hashem would give them quail in the evening and mann in the morning. They were instructed not to leave over any mann for the morning and if they did it would turn to worms and maggots and stink, not everyone obeyed. On the sixth day they saw that they had a double portion and Moshe then instucted them about Shabbos. He told that the mann would not fall on Shabbos but some people still went out to collect but none was found.

Chp. 16 verse 27 - Chp. 17: Hashem questions Moshe about the peoples' sincerity. They name the heavenly food "mann" and Moshe puts some in a jar to be saved for eternity. Chp. 17, the people travel to Rephidim and they demand that Moshe give them water. Hashem instructs Moshe to hit the rock and it would give forth water. They call the place Massah and Meribah. Amalek comes and attacks the nation. Moshe tells Yehoshua to take men and battle with them and he defeats them. Hashem tells Moshe about the command to wipe out the memory of Amalek.

Chp. 15 verses 5 - 26: continues with the verses of the " awz yashir." After the men finish singing, Miriam and the women sing separately. They travel to Marah where Moshe sweetens the bitter waters. Moshe then instructs them, that if they follow the will of G-d then they would be protected from all the diseases that were brought upon the Egyptians.

Chp. 14 verse 23 - Chp. 15 verse 5: The Egyptians pursue the poeple into the sea. Hashem commands Moshe to stretch forth his hand over the sea and the waters covered the Egyptians. Chp. ends with the famous phrase found in the daily morning prayer about faith in G-d and believing in Moshe His servant. Chp. 15, continues with the "awz yashir" the Jewish nation singing praise to G-d for saving them.

Chp. 14 verses 5 - 22: Pharaoh harnesses his own chariot and gathers his army to destroy the Jewish nation. The people are terrified when they see the Egyptians. They complain to Moshe and there are different approaches as what to do. He assures them that this would be the last time that they would see the Egyptians. They spend the night with the Egyptian army at their back separated by the cloud. Moshe stretches forth his hand and the waters are divided, and the Jewish nation enters the sea.