Egyptian Slavery

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Why The Pain?

17 January 2023

This discourse was taught by the Rebbe in January 1967, on Shabbat Sedra Va'era.  It discusses why there had to be the pain of the slavery in Egypt - which relates also to the pain of other periods...

Breaking Free

5773

The Jewish people's situation after 210 years of slavery in Egypt and Moses's confrontation with Pharaoh, exploring how the plagues struck at Egypt's dependence on the Nile as a deity. The Haftorah...

The Power Of Invention

5775

Humanity's power of invention and discovery as a Divine gift, using the brick-making technology of ancient Egypt as a starting point. The Sedra's account of Pharaoh removing the straw supply is...

Women As Scholars And Activists

5776

On the heroic role of Jewish women in the Egyptian slavery, particularly the midwives and Moses's mother and sister, arguing for the importance of a thorough Torah education for girls and women....