Moshe as a baby

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1. The River and the Redeemer (Audio)

   Rabbi Chanoch Waxman | 12 minutes

   The Torah tells the story of Moshe's infancy in detail, yet skips his formative years and moves straight to his adulthood stories of rescuing others from injustice. This shiur explores the significance of Moshe’s infancy narrative, emphasizing the textual and symbolic connections between Moshe's Israelite birth mother and his Egyptian adoptive mother (Pharaoh's daughter).

2. The Double Birth of Moshe

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   Why was it necessary for Moshe to pass from his biological, Jewish mother to an adoptive Egyptian mother? Why did this adoptive mother have to be the daughter of Pharaoh? Why was it necessary for Moshe – future savior of Israel – to be "reborn" in the unique circumstances described in our parasha? Through a close reading of the story we can understand the necessity of this experience, allowing Moshe to emerge as the leader of the Jewish nation who will ultimately guide them out of Egypt to freedom. 

3. Parshat Shemot Part 2: Moshe: Birth and Maturation

   Dr. Yael Ziegler | 35 minutes

   Shemot perek 2 introduces us to Moshe and his maturation from a young child to an adult. We see him grappling with the immorality he witnesses, and striving to forge a sense of identity as a universal arbiter of justice. 

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4. Moshe's Identity Struggle

   Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun

   Who was Moshe in the early part of his life – in his own eyes, in the eyes of his surroundings (in Egypt/in the wilderness), in the eyes of his people, and in the eyes of the Torah?

   Why does the Torah describe Moshe as an anonymous figure? Why does it not open with the name of his father and the name of his mother, in the style of the book of Bereishit? Why does it not mention his sister's name? Surely they are all known to us from other places in the Torah!

   It seems that the Torah wishes to leave Moshe in a total darkness of identity.

   Through a close examination of the cryptic story of the circumcision of Moshe’s son, we can understand the process through which Moshe molds his character. 

5. Moshe: Birth of a Leader

   Dr. Yael Ziegler | Hour and 5 minutes

   Who was Moshe? Why was he chosen as a leader? This lecture weaves together midrashim, parshanim, and close attention to the literary reading of the text itself to see if we can get some deeper insights into the story of Moshe, and to understand how his early life experiences helped shape his future as a leader.

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