(Genesis 22:16-18 & Qur’an 4:163) The great French medieval commentator Rashi notes that earlier rabbinic commentary states that one of the two young men who accompanied Abraham and Isaac was ...

“And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.” “And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he ...

The Egyptians sought not merely to enslave, but also to put an end to, the people of Israel. One way of doing so was to kill all male children. Another was simply to interrupt normal family life.

Many students of the Talmud never get that initial spark because the language barrier prevents them from ever experiencing the joy of exploring the text’s depth. I hope that this new English edition ...

Rashi explains that this statement refers to ... The Vilna Gaon writes in his commentary on the Megillah that "these seventy days were to rectify the seventy years of exile" (Vilna Gaon’s ...

The answer is that even when Hashem hides His face, He is still there. A person wearing a mask is still the same person underneath. The story of Purim is all about hiding and revealing. It is about ...

Some commentaries cite this as the source of the ... When King Shaul was commanded to destroy Amalek, Rashi (Shmuel I, 15:3) explains that even the animals had to be eliminated because the ...

Rashi suggests that it refers to a musical instrument. Some say that the reference is to King David while he was a fugitive running from Shaul, a fleeing hind or AYALA. But most commentaries have ...

However, a number of commentaries quote this Midrash ... the rest of his life in atonement and ultimately died in misery. Rashi explains that Rav Chiya bar Ashi had lost his physical desire ...

Maimonides’ view indicates that while Amalek is viewed collectively, this is still a result of active threatening behavior.