Conspicuous Consumption by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: Finally, Moshe receives the news for which he has waited. “One last affliction shall I bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt,”...
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Parshat Va’eira – Rabbi Goldin
Belated Introductions by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: When Moshe’s birth was chronicled in Parshat Shmot, the text deliberately omitted any description of his lineage, choosing instead to preface...
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Parashat Shemot – Rabbi Goldin
A Blueprint for Persecution by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: The Israelites, initially welcomed to Egypt at the end of the patriarchal era, experience a precipitous change of fortune...
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Parshat Vayechi – Rabbi Goldin
Menashe and Ephraim: Tying up Loose Ends by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: Upon hearing that Yaakov has fallen ill, Yosef gathers his sons, Menashe and Ephraim, and rushes...
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Parshat Vayigash – Rabbi Goldin
Why Didn’t Yosef “Phone Home”? by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: After thirteen years of slavery, Yosef experiences a dramatic transformation when he interprets Pharaoh’s dreams and is appointed...
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Hilchot Tefilla: Table of Contents
We recently issued a press release about our new book, Hilchot Tefilla: A Comprehensive Guide to the Laws of Daily Prayer by Rabbi David Brofsky (press release, book). Below is the table of contents,...
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Parshat Vayeitzei – Rabbi Goldin
Yaakov’s Second Dream by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: Hidden in the shadow of Yaakov’s dramatic dream at Beit E-l is a second dream, experienced by the patriarch and...
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Parshat Vayeitzei – Rabbi Goldin (Video)
R. Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text, on Parshat Noach for OU’s Take 5 for Torah series:
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Parshat Chayei Sara – Rabbi Goldin
Why Go Back? by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: As Avraham’s life draws near its end, he turns to his trusted servant (identified by the rabbis as Eliezer) and...
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Parshat Vayeira – Rabbi Goldin
Lot’s Frightening Journey by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, author of Unlocking the Torah Text Context: One of the strangest and most disturbing episodes in the entire Torah is recorded immediately before the destruction of the...
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