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In Shemot the Egyptians seem to be the bad guys, but two women challenge this assumption. As we read about the persecution of the Israelites by the Egyptians, the midwives Shifrah and Puah are a powerful reminder that not everyone was necessarily evil and wicked. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com The opening […]
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Welcome to WORD. A weekly word from the world’s best seller.
In this weeks episode, Amichai Lau-Lavie focuses on the word NAMES, and the Torah portion Shemot.
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In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore Exodus, Chapter One, Verse 19, and the portion of Shemot.
This parsha, is the first in the book of Shemot (Exodus) and deals with the birth of Moses. Verse Nineteen focuses on a comment by the Jewish midwives, in which they indicate that the Jewish women, unlike their Egyptian counterparts seem to give birth before they arrive.
The translations in question is that of Chayot which is translated in a wide range of ways, from simply “Vigorous” to a much more inflammatory “Animals.”
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A new chapter – we move away from the story of patriarchs and focus on the saga of the Israelites. Joseph’s success at the end of Genesis shifts radically into enslavement. The new Pharoah who “did not know Joseph” is reminiscent of the fickle unpredictability of being a stranger in a strange land. Today’s hero […]
This week’s Torah Portion, Shemot, begins Sefer Shemot or the Book of Exodus. In Parshat Shemot, a cruel Pharaoh comes to power. Baby Moses is rescued from the Nile by Pharoah’s daughter. When grown, Moses kills an Egyptian who is beating a Jewish slave and flees to Midian where he marries Jethro’s daughter, Zipporah. God […]
