ב"ה
Shemot 5767 - January 12, 2007
Living
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.
Story
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 . . .”
The Shtetl Jew: Relic or Role Model?
If Tevye’s Judaism is anything to go by, don’t you think it’s time for an updated version?
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
Print Magazine
It’s G-d’s world. Everything He gives is good, the sweetest good.
But it is often a good far too great for us to understand. We imagine it is not good, because that’s the only way to make sense of it with our small minds.
Yet the truth is, He gives us all the good we can handle. If we could take more, He would g...
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