אדוני אחד ושמו אחד
The Lord is One and His name one
Moses saw the burning bush, and was reminded of that which burned inside himself--his visceral opposition to the slavery in Egypt. Without such clear signs today, we still need to remember what's worth fighting for.
We must find the causes that make us
most passionate--and work for change.
most passionate--and work for change.
Many people who effect dramatic change in the world speak of having had a "calling," a
powerful pull toward a particular life's work or path of action. In the Torah, God appears frequently as the emissary of Divine calling, inspiring people to rise to their destined paths of duty. Abraham and Sarah's three hungry guests, Jacob's wrestler of the night, and Elijah's "sound of small silence" are just a few examples. Today, in a world where we can't rely on theophany to inspire us to make a difference, how will we recognize a calling?MORE>
powerful pull toward a particular life's work or path of action. In the Torah, God appears frequently as the emissary of Divine calling, inspiring people to rise to their destined paths of duty. Abraham and Sarah's three hungry guests, Jacob's wrestler of the night, and Elijah's "sound of small silence" are just a few examples. Today, in a world where we can't rely on theophany to inspire us to make a difference, how will we recognize a calling?MORE>
Seventy descendants of Jacob came down to Egypt, and the Israelites were fruitful and filled the land. (Exodus 1:1–7.) Joseph and all of his generation died, and a new Pharaoh arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph. (Exodus 1:6–8.) He told his people that the Israelites had become too numerous and required shrewd dealing, lest they multiply and in a war join Egypt’s enemies. (Exodus 1:9–10.) So the Egyptians set taskmasters over the Israelites to afflict them with burdens — and the Israelites built store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses — but the more that the Egyptians afflicted them, the more they multiplied. (Exodus 1:11–12.) The Egyptians embittered the Israelites’ lives with hard service in brick and mortar and in the field. (Exodus 1:14.)
The parshah and haftarah in Isaiah 27 both address how Israel could prepare for God’s deliverance. Rashi in his commentary on Isaiah 27:6–8 drew connections between the fruitfulness of Isaiah 27:6 and Exodus 1:4, between the killings of Isaiah 27:7 and God’s slaying of Pharaoh’s people in, for example, Exodus 12:29, and between the winds of Isaiah 27:8 and those that drove the Reed Sea in Exodus 14:21.
Moses and Aaron Speak to the People
(watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)
- HAFTARAH FOR SH'MOT
- Sephardi — Jeremiah 1
The parshah and haftarah in Jeremiah 1 both report the commissioning of a prophet, Moses in the parshah and Jeremiah in the haftarah. In both the parshah and the haftarah, God calls to the prophet (Exodus 3:4; Jeremiah 1:4–5), the prophet resists, citing his lack of capacity (Exodus 3:11; Jeremiah 1:6), but God encourages the prophet and promises to be with him. (Exodus 3:12; Jeremiah 1:7–8.)
mother and the sister of moses trying to save
him by leaving him in the god's hands
HARAV KOOK
INSTITUTE
PARASHAT
* SH'MOT *
Pharaoh's Daughter Receives the Mother of Moses
(watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)
SEVEN ARTICLES
RAV KOOK PARASHAH
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Moses Speaks to Phara
(watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)
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