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Vayera – Times of transition

Why does Hashem send the same group of angels to inform Avraham and Sarah of Yitzchak’s birth and cure Avraham, who continue on to destroy Sodom? Why do these two events occur concurrently? Why does Rashi say that Hashem ‘took the sun out of its sheath?’ What is the connection to the time before Moshiach…

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Bo – Gathering sparks, understanding exile

What is the purpose of the Jewish people undergoing exile? What do our sages mean when they say that part of the reason is to bring lost Jewish souls back through conversion? Why was Paroh so scared of dying if midnight had already passed? What did the Egyptians mean when they said “we are all…

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