COMMENTARY: Far from arbitrary punishments, the plagues of Egypt are presented in Exodus as divine signs meant to call ...

The Torah emphasizes that God will harden Pharaoh’s heart (Exodus 7:3). If so, why should Pharaoh be punished for refusing to allow the Jews to leave Egypt? After all, he had no choice in the matter.

The Torah warns us not to blindly follow our heart’s desires. The name “Israel” is an anagram of Rosh Li, “my head,” indicating that our mind is capable of ruling over our heart and controlling our ...

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. – Deuteronomy 4:2 I thought of ...