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Misreading, not miscarriage. Mishpatim on... abortion? (Exodus 21:1 - 24:18)
‘Abortion’ or ‘miscarriage’ were once used to describe something done in the most horribly wrong way imaginable; applying, too literally, to a…
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Sinai, Day One. Yitro (Exodus 18:1 - 20:23)
At Sinai, God introduces Himself. That is Day One – the point where History really begins.
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The long, narrow, scenic route through the Sea - Beshalach (Exodus 13:17 - 17:16)
Charlton Heston made it look easy... but the Israelites took the long way, and the way of no return... which is actually the best and only way when…
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Miracles – Bo (Exodus 10:1 - 13:16)
In the thick of the drama and action of Exodus, this reading is full of Big Ones. Not a bad place to ask what they are, anyway.
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Free will, see... or... not? Vaera (Exodus 6:2-9:35)
The Ten plagues of Egypt teach many lessons. One of them is less about free will than we usually assume... and more about vision - and the contrast…
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Attention! Shemot (Exodus 1:1 - 6:1)
Moses was Moses, truly great – because he had that one rare quality: vision, the ability to see what glimmers at us from afar, demanding attention…
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Hindsight - Vayechi (Genesis 47:28 - 50:26)
Hindsight is always 20/20, we say, deprecatingly. Yes, it is: a field, albeit limited, of perfect vision – rich with valuable things to see and learn…
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