Parshat Shemot

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The Israelites' enslavement in Egypt, the birth of Moses, Moses at the burning bush, and God's call to liberate His people. Exodus 1:1-6:1.

Angels Attend to Moses and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:18

That’s kind of what the Israelites were facing as they fled Egypt. Pharaoh, that stubborn ruler, wasn't about to let them go easily. After the plagues, after the death of the first...

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Pharaoh's Transgression and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:19

You've got the Red Sea in front of you, Pharaoh's army closing in behind, and the unforgiving desert on either side. Talk about a rock and a hard place. Desperate doesn’t even begi...

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Wisdom of Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:21

Panic sets in. What do you do? This is the situation the Israelites found themselves in, fleeing slavery, with the seemingly endless Red Sea before them and Pharaoh's forces hot on...

AngelsJosephMosesPrayer

Pharaoh: Uzza and the Angels

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:40

The story begins with God convening His celestial court, His "family" of angels. He's about to make a case, and He wants their input. As we learn in Legends of the Jews, God addres...

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Birth of Jethro

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:137

Sometimes, it's not those who’ve lived with the miraculous all their lives, but rather a newcomer, a convert, who can see it most clearly. Our story begins with Jethro, the father-...

CreaturesJosephMosesPrayer

Jethro's Miracle

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:139

Sometimes, it’s about setting aside your own prestige, your own sense of self-importance, to serve. To truly see the other person’s needs. We find a beautiful example of this in th...

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Jethro's Vision

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:16

You’ve traveled with your son-in-law and the Israelites through the desert, witnessed miracles, and then… Moses sends you packing. Back home. Just before the biggest moment in Jewi...

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Moses Beyond the Firmament and Canaan

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:110

We're diving into a moment of profound disillusionment and rebellion in the Israelite camp, right after the spies return from scouting the land of Canaan. The people, as Ginzberg r...

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Moses and Divine Judgment

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:55

to a story from Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg that really brings this home. The Israelites, thirsty and weary, gathered around Moses, desperate for water. Moses, understandably, ...

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