When Is Sh'mot Read?
/ 21 Tevet 5786
/ 23 Tevet 5787
/ 23 Tevet 5788
Summary
- The new king of Egypt makes slaves of the Hebrews and orders their male children to be drowned in the Nile River. (1:1-22)
- A Levite woman places her son, Moses, in a basket on the Nile, where he is found by the daughter of Pharaoh and raised in Pharaoh's house. (2:1-10)
- Moses flees to Midian after killing an Egyptian. (2:11-15)
- Moses marries Zipporah, the daughter of Midian's priest. They have a son named Gershom. (2:16-22)
- God calls Moses from a burning bush and commissions him to free the Israelites from Egypt. (3:1-4:17)
- Moses and Aaron request permission from Pharaoh for the Israelites to celebrate a festival in the wilderness. Pharaoh refuses and makes life even harder for the Israelites. (5:1-23)
More Sh'mot Commentaries
- “Appreciating Rhymes”
- The God of Exodus, The God of Life
- Where Is Humanity?
- Self-Awareness Sets Us Free
- Why Should Leaders Get Close to Those Who Suffer?
- Understanding the Exodus as a Spiritual Journey
- The Limits of Control
- Sh’mot for Teens: Shabbat Sha-raps
- The First Heroes of Exodus
- How Humble Is Too Humble?
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Listen to Podcasts About Sh'mot
Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat Sh'mot in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
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Ten Minutes of Torah: Sh'mot Commentary
Exodus: A Learning Journey
By: Rabbi Jessica Kirschner
While Sh'mot is, to some extent, the story of great men in conflict, it is also a story about the importance of ordinary people and the power of their choices.
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