Moses at the Burning Bush

G‑d met Moses in a burning bush, and requested that he become His messenger to take the Israelites out of Egypt.

When confronted with a situation that seems hopeless, don’t resign yourself to inactivity with the excuse that the little you can do can’t possibly make a difference.

Fed up with the corruption and immorality he had seen at Pharaoh's palace, Moses had all but given up on bettering the world. He had come to terms with living the life of a private citizen, and began to focus on making local, instead of global, difference...

What they needed, Moses thought, was was not a miracle, but a wake-up call... G‑d disagreed

Interestingly, according to Jewish law and tradition, it is preferable that a person walk around with some separation between the foot and the ground. It was not so, however, when one was present in the Holy Temple in ancient Jerusalem . . .

For the alcoholic and addict, the need to look at things from a new perspective is essential to recovery. The first admission of powerlessness requires an abandonment of our old view of ourselves.

G-d reveals Himself to the humble. But what is humility?

What is the ultimate accomplishment for which a Jewish leader must aspire?

A bush is on fire but it is not consumed. A nation is killed time and time again -- but it does not die...

Why was Moses told to "remove your shoes from your feet" before approaching tha hallowed ground of the Burning Bush?