Meaningful Messages: Shemos

Valuable lessons from the weekly parshah for the whole family, including selected and concise halachos of Shabbos The Zohar Hakadosh explains that our Torah is not a mere recounting of pivotal events that happened in Jewish history. Even when the Torah relates what seems like a simple story, its unquestionable intent is to teach us lofty hints and lessons for life. It is with this in mind that Meaningful Messages was written, seeking to convey the underlying teachings inherent in each chapter and verse. In Meaningful Messages: Shemos, Rabbi Dovid Vatch explores the events related in each parashah, analyzing various ideas through the lens of the Gemara, Midrash, rishonim, and achronim, and presenting us with timely lessons on a variety of topics. Emunah, chinuch, hakaras hatov, compassion, tefillah, the kedushah of Shabbos, and much more pass under his scrutiny, with new insights revealed and fascinating concepts unearthed. Drawing on the writings of many contemporary gedolim, Rabbi Va