Monthly Archives: January 2019

Yitro: standing in line for justice

Posted on January 24, 2019 by anitasilvert

Yitro’s advice to Moses was to make the law accessible to the people. We would do well to take that advice today.“You shall also seek out from among all the people capable men who fear God, trustworthy men who spurn … Continue reading →

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Beshallach: the long way ’round

Posted on January 18, 2019 by anitasilvert

As is typical in the book of Exodus, a lot happens in this week’s parasha, Be’shalach, not the least of which, by the way, is Moses’ Shirat Ha Yam, the Song of the Sea. Moses sings this after the people … Continue reading →

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Bo: the malevolent synecdoche

Posted on January 11, 2019 by anitasilvert

“How long shall this one be a snare to us? (Exodus 10:7) This comes from the part of this week’s parasha, Bo, where Pharaoh’s advisors are telling him to let the Israelites go already; they say they want to go … Continue reading →

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Va’era: A leading man

Posted on January 3, 2019 by anitasilvert

“The Israelites would not listen to me, how then should Pharaoh heed me, a man of uncircumcised lips” (Ex 611): Moses realized that the people whom he had just been assigned to lead wouldn’t listen to him. The whole promise … Continue reading →

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