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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.