Parsha: Shemot

Shemot (5774) – Women as Leaders

16th December 2013

This week’s parsha could be entitled “The birth of a leader.” We see Moses, adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter, growing up … Read more

31st December 2012

The sedra of Shemot, in a series of finely etched vignettes, paints a portrait of the life of Moses, culminating … Read more

14th January 2012

Moses’ second question to God at the burning bush was, Who are you? “So I will go to the Israelites … Read more

25th December 2010

I used to say, only half in jest, that the proof that Moses was greatest of the prophets was that … Read more

9th January 2010

She is one of the most unexpected heroes of the Hebrew Bible. Without her, Moses might not have lived. The … Read more

17th January 2009

She is one of the most unexpected heroes of the Hebrew Bible. Without her, Moses might not have lived. The … Read more

29th December 2007

This week’s Covenant and Conversation owes its genesis to my teacher, Rabbi Nachum Rabinovitch. One of the great Maimonidean scholars … Read more

13th January 2007

The sedra of Shemot, in a series of finely etched vignettes, paints a portrait of the life of Moses, culminating … Read more