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Yitro

February 4, 2010 in 5770, Exodus / Shemot, Jethro, Louis Brandeis, Moses by Ed | No comments

Andy Warhol's portrait of Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Jethro tells Moses
You can’t be the only judge
It’s too exhausting

Delegate the work
Appoint judges for thousands,
Hundreds, fifties, tens

And Moses did this.
The first time a Jewish man
Took in-laws’ advice?

Beshalach

January 28, 2010 in 5770, Exodus / Shemot by Ed | No comments

Manna from heaven
To feed us in the desert
The sixth day – double

So then, on Shabbat
Even in the wilderness
It’s a day of rest

Bo

January 22, 2010 in 5770, Exodus / Shemot by Ed | No comments

The first “mezuzah”
Some blood from the sacrifice
To mark our doorposts

This was so that G-d
Would pass over our houses
When the tenth plague came

Va-eira

January 15, 2010 in 5770, Aaron, Exodus / Shemot, Moses, Pharoah by Ed | 1 comment

Moses: I’m nervous
G-d: Don’t worry about it
Aaron will be there


You’ll be like a god
To the Pharaoh of Egypt
Aaron, your prophet

Shemot

January 7, 2010 in 5770, Exodus / Shemot, Pharoah, Puah, Shifra by Ed | 1 comment

Now a new Pharaoh
Who did not know of Joseph
Came to rule Egypt

He told the midwives
“There are too many Jews here,
Kill their newborn boys”

Shifra-Puah

Shifra and Puah
Feared G-d and defied Pharaoh
So the Jews survived

From Shemot to Vayikra

March 23, 2009 in 5769, Exodus / Shemot, Leviticus / Vayikra by Ed | 1 comment

Say chazak, chazak

Another book completed

Priestly stuff is next

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Vayak'heil / P'kudei

March 17, 2009 in 5769, Exodus / Shemot by Ed | 1 comment

A fund raiser’s dream

Moses asks for donations

Gets more than enough

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Ki Tisa

March 11, 2009 in 5769, Exodus / Shemot by Ed | 1 comment

“Where’s our Moses, now?”

The Jews ask Aaron before

Building Golden Calf

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T'tzaveh

March 4, 2009 in 5769, Exodus / Shemot by Ed | 1 comment

This week G-d describes

Special clothing needed to

Sanctify the priests

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T'rumah

February 23, 2009 in 5769, Exodus / Shemot by Ed | 1 comment

G-d submits the plans

All the glorious details

Of  Mishkan building

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