ChaBaD PARSHAH PICKS: How Long Can We Wait? (Shemot)

 ChaBaD PARSHAH PICKS: How Long Can We Wait? (Shemot)

Parshah Picks

General Overview   This week's Torah reading, Shemot, begins the Book of Exodus. Pharaoh issues harsh decrees against the Israelites, beginning decades of Jewish suffering and slavery. Moses is born and raised in the Egyptian royal palace. After killing an Egyptian, Moses escapes to Midian and marries. G‑d appears to him in a burning bush and demands that he return to Egypt to redeem the Israelites. Moses returns to Egypt with the intention of freeing the Jewish people.   How Long Can We Wait? Miriam shows us how to wait. With bitterness over our suffering but not with despair. By Chaya Shuchat Read     THE PARSHAH   Shemot in a Nutshell Exodus 1:1–6:1 Read     THE HAFTARAH   Shemot Haftarah Companion For an informed reading of Isaiah 27:6–28:13; 29:22–23 By Mendel Dubov Read     COLUMNISTS   My Planner, Our Purpose Losing my planner taught me that we are not lost and listless, but on a path from a Higher Source. By Yossy Goldman Read     Advance Merit G-d paid us forward, because He believed we would justify His belief in us. By Yossi Ives Read     From Back-Breaking Labor to Mind-Bending Liberation Dear G‑d, why is life so challenging? Why are You being so hard on me? By Aharon Loschak Read     FEATURED VIDEOS   Is It Proper to Question G-d? A lesson based on Moses's complaint to G-d that the divine plan to redeem the Israelites from Egypt actually made their lives worse. By Michael Chighel Watch (3:21)     G-d, What is Your Name? Parshat Shemot By Chana Weisberg Watch (1:48)     Crisis in Egypt Shemot Parshah Report Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich Watch (4:21)     FEATURED AUDIO CLASSES   Basic Parshah - Shemot An overview of the weekly Parshah, through the eyes of the many commentators, enriching your understanding of how our great history unfolded. By Marty Goodman Listen (94:00)     Parshah Insight: Shemot A five minute weekly Torah insight based on the wellsprings of Torah and Chassidut. By J. Immanuel Schochet Listen (5:26)     © Copyright Chabad.org · 770 Eastern Parkway Suite 405 · Brooklyn, NY 11213