"And when he desired to create the world, all the letters came in turn and each said to the Holy One, blessed be He: L…"

"The only letter that had refrained from urging its claims was the modest Alef, and God rewarded it later for its humi…"

"Some claim to find a satisfactory explanation of the origin of this letter in that it represents an ox-yoke, or the h…"

"He who lifts up his hand in a threatening manner against a fellow-man, though he may not actually strike him, is desi…"

"In calling his two sons by the names of Gershom and Eliezer, Moses, like Joseph and other righteous men, intended to …"

"Moses, before he left Egypt, succeeded in securing for the Israelites the observance of rest on the Sabbath, by point…"

"There is no place without God's presence. Even in the bush He was present, and this was the lesson of God's omniprese…"

"The matron whom we find so often arguing with Rabbi José observed one day to that sage, 'My god is surely greater tha…"

"When praying on behalf of Pharaoh to remove the plague of hail from him, Moses went out of the town to do so (Exodus …"

"For the purpose of effecting Israel's redemption God did not disdain to appear in a place where there were images of …"