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Shemot 5767 - January 12, 2007
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Parshah
Shemot in a Nutshell
Pharaoh enslaves the Hebrews, and orders all male babies killed. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and discovered and raised by Batyah, Pharaoh’s daughter. Moses leaves the palace and discovers his brethren’s hardship. G‑d appears to him in a burning bush, and sends him to advocate for the Israelites’ freedom.
Pharaoh enslaves the Hebrews, and orders all male babies killed. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and discovered and raised by Batyah, Pharaoh’s daughter. Moses leaves the palace and discovers his brethren’s hardship. G‑d appears to him in a burning bush, and sends him to advocate for the Israelites’ freedom.
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An Audacious Promise
“So they’ll say that Avrohom Yehoshua is not a real rebbe, Avrohom Yehoshua is a liar. But at least for a week I succeeded in bringing some peace into a broken Jew’s life . . .”
“So they’ll say that Avrohom Yehoshua is not a real rebbe, Avrohom Yehoshua is a liar. But at least for a week I succeeded in bringing some peace into a broken Jew’s life . . .”
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If Tevye’s Judaism is anything to go by, don’t you think it’s time for an updated version?
I Am
One of the first things that Moses asked G-d at the Burning Bush: They're going to ask me, "What is His name?" What is the significance of this question? And what is the meaning of G-d's elusive answer?
One of the first things that Moses asked G-d at the Burning Bush: They're going to ask me, "What is His name?" What is the significance of this question? And what is the meaning of G-d's elusive answer?
Behold, the bush burned with fire, but the bush was not consumed.
— Exodus 3:2
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As a parent and a child, as siblings who remain bonded, as two young people in love, as in any marriage that stays alive—so we are with the One Above.
One chases, the other runs away. One runs away, the other chases in longing pursuit. One initiates, the other responds. The other initiates, the one responds.
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