by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 20, 2021 | Shemot
There are several Egyptian Pharaohs mentioned in the Torah. The first contact with an Egyptian ruler described in the Bible takes place when Abraham goes to Egypt to escape a famine (Genesis 12). But the influence of the Egyptian monarchs in the Torah begins to take...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 19, 2021 | Antisemitism, Fear of God, God, Good and Evil, Hebrew Language, Israel, Kindness and Compassion, Prayer, Shemot
While Israel was being blessedly prolific in Egypt and growing into a nation, Pharaoh ordered the midwives to kill the male Jewish babies. Shiphrah and Puah defied Pharaoh’s order and received God’s blessing for their courage. Their actions allowed Moses to be saved...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2021 | Community, Israel, Vayigash
When the house of Jacob went to Egypt, they were given the land of Goshen to settle (Genesis 45:10). The Children of Israel settled in Goshen for 430 years, growing from a clan of 70 into a great nation of 600,000. The Bible notes that the land of Goshen was fertile...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2021 | Mikeitz
By interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams, Joseph essentially saves Egypt and his own family. There is no doubt the famine would have caught the Egyptians off guard. The Nile River allowed the Egyptians to live independently from the whims of rain. Floodwaters brought fertile...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 25, 2021 | Bible Study
Joseph has been called the biblical King of Dreams. Truly, Genesis relates three pairs of dreams that changed his life and guided his destiny while also affecting the fates of the Children of Israel and Egypt. The first two dreams came to Joseph when he was a young...
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