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Parsha Shmot: A Torah on Obligations

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Hello my friends and welcome to Names! Ok, for some of you, welcome to Shmot (which means names in Hebrew), and is the name of this week’s parsha (Torah portion), as well as the name of the second book of the Torah (which some of you know as Exodus).  In it we find the beginnings of our hero Moshe (Moses).  So, let’s not waste another minute.  Let’s jump right in… The parsha begins with us recounting who came with Yaakov … Continue reading →

Parsha Shmot: The Torah of Change (Part 1?)

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Hello and welcome to the Exodus. This week’s parsha (Torah portion) is the first of the second book that Moshe (Moses) transcribed from the divine creator-of-everything.  I wonder what it must be like to put down in print your own story as told by someone else.  Did Moshe ever stop haShem (god) and say, “Wait a minute, that’s not how it happened.  It was like this.”?  Then again, he is the humblest man in the world, so maybe he figured … Continue reading →