טאנה נאזאן 2 تنه نزن ۲ .Taneh Nazan 2

Shabat Shalom English

* SHABAT SHALOM *

 PARASHAT 

* SHEMOT *

 * TORAH and HAFTARAH *

 * TORAH for 

CHILDREN * 

* HARAV GOOK *

 * JEWISH WORLD NEWS * 

18th of Tevet, 5774 

י״ח בְּטֵבֵת תשע״ד  

 21 December 2013  

********************

Parshat * Shemot * For Children 

 Speaking Out, Even When it's Hard

 * TORAH *

PORTION #1 

* SHEMOT *

Moses and Aaron Speak to the People (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)

For the first time, 

we read God's name.

This is the true meaning of God

Our parasha begins with the words: “These are

 the names of the sons of Israel who came to

Egypt with Jacob, each coming with his household.

” With those words begin the story of Israel’s sojourn

 in Egypt, the good life there, the subsequent

enslavement, and then redemption.

 * TORAH * 

PORTION#2

* SHEMOT *

Women Save the Day

Jethro and Moses (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)

Yocheved and Miriam defy Pharaoh and

 put themselves at great risk by saving

 the lives of Israelite baby boys,

 including their own son/brother,

 Moses. MORE>

* TORAH * 

PARASHAT #3  

* SHEMOT * 

Pharaoh Notes the Importance of 

the Jewish People (watercolor circa

 1896–1902 by James Tissot

The Israelites are slaves to Pharaoh and God 

instructs Moses to liberate his people.

 Moses and Aaron approach Pharaoh, 

who refuses their request.

By Nancy Reuben Greenfield

Now a new Pharaoh rose up over Egypt 

who knew nothing of Joseph. 

This Pharaoh was worried that the 

Israelite nation was too mighty. 

First he levied a tax on them, then he 

decided to make them slaves.

 * HAFTARAH * 

for * SHEMOT *

]

Israel in Egypt (1867 painting by Edward Poynter

The Israelites are slaves

 to Pharaoh and God 

instructs Moses to liberate

 his people. Moses and Aaron

 approach Pharaoh,who

 refuses their request.

By Nancy Reuben Greenfield   

Now a new Pharaoh rose up

 over Egypt who knew nothing

 of Joseph. 

This Pharaoh was worried that the 

Israelite nation was too mighty. 

First he levied a tax on them, then he 

decided to make them slaves.

* HARAV KOOK *  

* TORAH * Institute

PARASHAT

 * SHEMOT *

  IN 7 ARTICLES

Pharaoh's daughter finds Moses in the Nile 

(1886 painting by Edwin Long)

Moses Hid His Face

Going To Peace 

"I Will Be Who I Will Be" 

True Humility 

Moses' Mistake 

The Leadership of Moses

The Inner Trait of Goodness

Moses Speaks to Pharaoh 

(watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)

ASA's  Boycotting  Israel by Nitsana Darshan- Leitner It's anti-Semitic  and also  illegal. Read Article You're So  Picky! by Aleeza Ben Shalom How to best respond to  the accusation. Read Article Dear Emuna:  Men, Women  & Intimacy by Emuna Braverman Hollywood-style  romance makes us feel  like we're  missing out on  something. Read Article Video: Honoring  Nazi Collaborator by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon A statue for unworthy Horthy  is a disgrace. View Video Who Am I? by Rabbi Lord Jonathan  Sacks Identifying with  the Jewish People. Read Article Way #9: Total Concentration by Rabbi Noah Weinberg We use just a small fraction  of our mental capacity. To  achieve more, learn how to  concentrate and avoid  distractions. Read Article Everything I  Know About  Leadership  I Learned  From Moses by Emuna Braverman Are you willing to stand up,  look everyone in the eye,   and say, "I'll make it  happen"? Read Article

Jewish Scene With power comes responsibility "Come Forth, Come Forth Girls" (from the chorus of a song written by Israeli poet Yoram Taharlev that deals with the life cycle of women, told from a female perspective, ... Full story  Florida jails to offer kosher alternatives A recent ruling in the state of Florida has reinstated kosher meals in prisons for those with “sincere religious basis,” reports the Miami Herald, despite the state ... Full story  Mother determined not to circumcise son A woman who is being forced by the High Rabbinical Court to circumcise her one-year-old son, at the request of the child's father, says she is finding it difficult to ... Full story  Aviel Megnazi (14:35 , 12.19.13 ) US remembers fight for Soviet Jewry VIDEO – It’s a calm winter day outside of what used to be the embassy of the Soviet Union in Washington. But during the 1970s and 1980s, every single day saw a vigil as ... Full story  US museum gets long-lost Nazi diary VIDEO - The long-lost diary kept by a top aide to Adolf Hitler as he oversaw the genocide against Jews and others during World War II, a key piece of evidence during the ... Full story  New calls for Jewish prayer at holy site For decades, the religious Jews who bucked a rabbinic ban and visited a contested holy site in Jerusalem where the ancient Jewish temple once stood were seen by many as a ... Full story  Yeshiva heads hold emergency meeting Some 80 yeshiva heads from all over Israel gathered Monday for an emergency meeting ahead of the publication of the conclusions of the Special Knesset Committee for the ... Full story  Torah scrolls from Iraq buried in NY Torah scroll fragments found amid a trove of more than 2,700 books and documents in the flooded Iraqi intelligence building basement have been buried in a religious ... Full story  'Purity patrol car' takes women to mikveh A religious organization came up with a creative solution for women living in the Jerusalem area who completed their Niddah (menstruation) days in the middle of the snow ... Full story  Mohel seeks dads' help with circumcision At a brit milah in California, mohel and cantor Philip Sherman asked new father Natan Zaidenweber if he would like to help perform the circumcision on his son. Where most ... Full story  'Vayechi': On modesty and hypocrisy A summary of the past few chapters: Rabbi Ariel adjudicated that according to his understanding of Halacha, or Jewish Law, a praying male Jew at a house of prayer where ... Full story  The Jewish priest who repented It was only when Daniel Feldstein went far enough from Israel, and began studying for priesthood in Munich, that his Jewish identity began awakening. "I started with ... Full story  Romanian TV airs anti-Semitic carol VIDEO – A Christmas carol has been aired by Romanian state TV, celebrating the Holocaust and condoning the burning of Jews. The US Embassy in Romania sharply ... Full story  Biden: US helping Holocaust survivors The Obama administration is working to help Holocaust survivors in the United States, many of them living in poverty, by coordinating assistance, working with aid ... Full story  Neo-Nazi symbol spreads in Europe VIDEO - The right hand and its fingers are stretched downwards along the body, while the left hand performs a "salute" movement on the opposite arm. Sound like an aerobic ... Full story  More Jewish Scene

SHABAT SHALOM 

AND SHAVUA TOVE