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.

Pharaoh: Moses and the Origins of the World

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:300

Moses is pleading with Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery, and things are… not going well. Three plagues have already hit Egypt, each one worse than the last. You'd thi...

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Birth of Moses of Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:315

We all know the story: Moses and Aaron plead with Pharaoh, Pharaoh refuses, plagues ensue. But what about the details? The little human moments tucked away in the grand narrative? ...

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Pharaoh: Moses and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:319

Pharaoh, after enduring plague after plague, is finally starting to buckle. He's ready to let the people go – men, women, children, the whole shebang! But, of course, there’s a cat...

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Pharaoh: Signs and Wonders of Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:320

Moses, the man who stood toe-to-toe with Pharaoh, the man who witnessed unimaginable plagues unleashed upon Egypt, still maintained a certain level of deference. It's almost counte...

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Birth of Pharaoh and Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:337

We're talking about the night of the slaying of the firstborn, the tenth plague that finally broke his iron grip on the Israelites. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of ...

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Pharaoh: Moses and the Dreamer

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:338

We read about the plagues, the drama, the escape... but what about the quieter moments? What about the conversations that might have happened just before the dawn broke and freedom...

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Pharaoh in Joseph's Time and Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:339

You know the story. Moses, raised in Pharaoh's household, leads the Israelites out of slavery, and Egypt suffers ten terrible plagues. But have you ever stopped to consider the per...

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Kingdom of Miriam and Aaron

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:82

According to Jewish tradition, the consequences can be…well, let's just say they can be We’re diving into a story from Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, a masterful compilatio...

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Kingdom of Miriam and Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:86

Jewish tradition certainly does, and it pulls no punches when it comes to the consequences of careless or malicious speech – especially lashon hara (לשון הרע), evil speech. One of ...

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