Pharaoh Banishes Bnei Yisrael

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1. Expulsion or Redemption, Re-examining the story of the Exodus

   Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

   תאריך פרסום: תשע"ג | |

   We re-read the story of the Exodus from Egypt and ask: why was there an apparent need for trickery? If God told Moshe that He knows Pharaoh will refuse Moshe's request, why does God command Moshe to offer the pretense to Pharaoh of going on a three- day desert journey? What was God's plan in getting the Israelites out of Egypt? And what is gained by having the Israelites forced out of Egypt in the middle of the night? Our study leads us to explore the mindset of Bnei Yisrael, in addition to that of Pharaoh.

2. The Destruction of the Egyptian Kingdom: The Difference Between Va'era and Bo

   Haftarot: Bo

   Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein

   The haftara describes the heavy price Egypt stands to pay for its sins and for the enslavement, in parallel to the plagues in Parashat Bo, which cause real damage to the Egyptian kingdom.

3. The 'Real' Story of the Exodus - Why the Book is Better than the Movie

   Rabbi Menachem Leibtag |

   There are many questions we can ask about the Exodus story. For example, why didn't Moshe tell Pharaoh the truth about where the nation of Israel wanted to go? What was Pharaoh afraid of? This shiur offers an in-depth reading of the Exodus story, and a different perspective which clarifies the inconsistencies in the story, suggesting that perhaps the problem isn't convincing Pharaoh to let Israel go, rather it is convincing Israel to leave.