Moshe seems strangely concerned about a suggestion of Pharaoh's. Rav Charlop helps us better understand what Moshe was teaching us.

We discuss one of the overlooked difficulties of the enslavement in Egypt.

The Chatam Sofer has a fascinating approach to an interesting detail in the "Bracha" given to Shimon and Levi. We go back to the beginning of 2020 to review.

The Midrash extracts a seemingly random Halacha from a Pasuk detailing Yehuda going down to Egypt before his family. What is the Midrash trying to tell us?

Yaakov always prepares the same way for meaningful encounters with powerful people.

Chanukah is famous for its emphasis on Hiddur Mitzvah. We note that Hiddur Mitzvah can be found in many different aspects of a Mitzvah.

There is a minor character that is mentioned multiple times in our Parsha. In 2019, we discussed why he matters.

Rav Pincus helps us understand an unusual exchange between Yaakov and his adversary.

We review an amazing Chiddush of Shimon the Taxi Driver.

We review a beautiful idea from our Tehillim Class that we discussed in our very first Zoom at the onset of the pandemic in early 2020. The Midrash describes Yitzchak in a fascinating way for an even more fascinating reason.