"Just don't be jealous." How can God issue a commandment we cannot possibly fulfill?

The Children of Israel seem delusional. What is wrong with them?

And how should we manage our own unreasonable thoughts and expectations?

Sources:

Bava Kama 82a, Rabbi Soloveitchik Mesoras HaRav Comments to Beshalach 15-16, Rambam end of Temurah.

The first commandment the Children of Israel receive is a rather obscure choice. What made it so ripe for the moment?

Sources:

Ex, 12:1-2 with Mesoras HaRav Commentary to Sefer Shemos

Isn't a Navi someone that God speaks to? So how can Aharon be a Navi for Moshe?

Pharaoh does not attack Bnei Yisrael outright and not right away even though that is what he really wants. Why not?

"Who are they?"

Why does Yaakov ask a question when he already knows the answer?

Some things are worth dying for. Knowing what they are can define us.

Forget the past! It's what Yosef does when he becomes a father. What he does next, however, complicates things considerably.

Gen. 41:51 with Sechel Tov, Radak, Rabbi Avraham ben HaRambam, Ralbag, Shadal, and Netziv. Contrast Rashi, haKetav vehaKaballah, and Rav Hirsch.

“Choose not to be harmed- and you won’t feel harmed.

Don’t feel harmed- and you haven’t been.” (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4:7)

Why doesn't Yaakov take that path and what guidance does this offer us?

Sources:

Meditations 4:7

A Bhuddist Text from the Pali Canon Medium Collection (Chap. 87) cited in Walter Kauffman’s Critique of Religion and Philosophy, pp. 396-402

What does Yaakov teach his sons when he rebukes them?