Parshas Teruma 1

The Baal Haturim points out that all the measurements of the ארון (Holy Ark) are broken into half cubits. This teaches us that anyone who learns Torah must break himself in the quest for understanding while
carrying himself in a humble fashion.

Parshas Mishpatim 1

This pasuk begs for interpretation as it begins in the plural form “And you (plural) shall serve Hashem” but curiously finishes off in the singular form when referring to “your (singular) bread and your water.”

Parshas Yisro 1

The pasuk in our parsha mentions the name of the eldest son of Moshe Rabeinu; Gershom. Moshe gave his son this name as a remembrance of the time when Moshe
Rabeinu was a stranger in the land of Mitzrayim. From the language of the pasuk…

Parshas Beshalach 1

When Hashem led the Bnei Yisrael out of Mitzrayim, why did He specifically lead them into the Wilderness on a roundabout journey ‘towards’ the Promised Land, as opposed to guiding them ‘as the crow flies’ on a direct trajectory straight through the land of the Philistines?

Parshas Bo 1

Parshas Bo begins with a non sequitur. Hashem tells Moshe to address Pharaoh, but does not mention a word of what he is to tell him. Moshe then warns Pharaoh of the locust swarm on the horizon, however we do not find that Hashem told Moshe explicitly that מכת ארבה was to be the next plague.