The Set Table

The Set Table-Parashat Bo 5772

Exodus 10:1–13:16   Jeremiah 46:13–28   Luke 7:1–17

Before the final plague – the death of the firstborn – God commands Moses to tell the people to ask for objects of silver and gold from their Egyptian neighbors. Where was Moses when Israel was despoiling the Egyptians and what was he doing? What do we . . . → Read More: Bo 5772

The Set Table-Parashat Va’era 5772

Exodus 6:2–9:35
Ezekiel 28:25–29:21
Luke 6:17–38

What is the significance of da’at (knowledge) in parasha Va’era?

Yahnatan Lasko

Our parasha opens with the famous four-fold expression of redemption that God vows to Moses:

I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage, . . . → Read More: Va’era 5772

The Set Table-Parashat Shemot 5772

Exodus 1:1–6:1
Isaiah 27:6–28:13; 29:22–23
Luke 6:1–16

What can this week’s Torah portion tell us about the character of Moses? Does it reveal a crisis in identity?

Rabbi Joshua Brumbach

Shemot is the first Torah portion in the book of Exodus and contains the narrative of Moses’ early childhood, his flight to Midian, his encounter with the . . . → Read More: Shemot 5772