Sh'mot: The Revolutionary Lawgiver | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | Rav Yehuda Hakohen | 24 Tevet 5781 – January 7, 2021
What incident made the Egyptians so fearful of the children of Israel? Why was it so important to Moshe that he kill the Egyptian overseer when he could have simply ordered him to stop beating the Hebrew slave? What was the incident with Moshe nearly being killed at the inn for not circumcising his son really about? Parshat Shâmot begins by presenting Israelâs transition from a clan to a people. The first verses of the parsha offer us an overview of Israelâs roots, of which there are two complementary aspects â the twelve tribes, represented by Yaakovâs sons, and the ...
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