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January 15 . 2009
IN
s we begin the Book of
ous risk? Because Moses — like the
Exodus, about
Israelites — has yearned all
400 years have
his life to go home. Moses
passed since Joseph and his
saw Egypt as a foreign
brothers moved to Egypt.
country and as a result
They have grown great in
named his son Gershom,
size and now the Egyptian
meaning, "I have been a
leadership considers the
stranger in a strange land."
Israelites to be a threat.
Moses, the prince of Egypt,
A new pharaoh comes to
rejects Pharaoh's world and
power and enslaves them,
goes on to devote all his
Rabbi Joseph
seeking to break their
energy to freeing his people
H. Krakoff
incredible spirit with forced
from
Egypt and enabling
Special to the
labor and harsh beatings.
them
to
fulfill their lifelong
Jewish News
As the Torah readings
dream of going home.
move forward from this
What is a Jewish home?
point, we will learn once again the
It is a physical and spiritual holy space
story of how our ancestors left Egypt
that is filled with Jewish symbols,
to begin their long trek toward the
Jewish learning, Jewish ideas, and the
Promised Land, not as individuals, but love of Judaism. The Jewish home is
as a people, Am
a mikdash me'at
Yisrael.
— a miniature
Until now,
sanctuary filled
the Torah was
with Jewish light,
mainly focused on
Jewish music,
individuals and
Jewish art and
families. But now,
Jewish books. It is
as we transition
the Jewish home,
from the Book
more than any-
of Genesis to the
thing else, that we
Book of Exodus, we leave a "family-
can attribute to our people's wondrous
centered" story for one that is focused
endurance throughout the genera-
on "nation building." Truly, a new
tions.
beginning for the people Israel.
May we devote ourselves to enhanc-
Another very important develop-
ing our own Jewish homes in the days
ment this week is our people's emerg-
and weeks ahead. And this Shabbat,
ing and deepening relationship with
may we allow the light of the glowing
God. With the Israelites enslaved in
candles, the taste of the sweet kiddush
Egypt, far away from their home in
wine and the smell of delicious chal-
Canaan, they cried out for God to save
lah help us to feel and see the beauty
them and bring them home. Moses is
of what is means to craft a Jewish
called to duty by an angel who appears
home filled with the love of Shabbat
to Moses in a blazing fire within a bush and holidays, love of our fellow human
that is miraculously not consumed.
beings and love of the Almighty. C l
Moses is addressed by God, and
responds: Hineni — Here I am.
Joseph Krakoff is a rabbi at Congregation
Interestingly, Moses could have eas-
Shaarey Zedek of Oakland County.
ily lived a comfortable and privileged
life as an Egyptian for all eternity and
ignored the plight of his brethren. He
takes action at great cost by slaying
Conversations
the Egyptian who was fighting the
What Jewish symbols do you
Hebrew, knowing that he will suffer
have in your home? What else
the consequences when the Pharaoh
makes your home feel Jewish?
finds out.
If Moses were alive today, what
Why would he take such a seri-
you want to tell him?
It is the Jewish home
that we can attribute
to our people's won-
drous endurance.