May 12, 2000 • Page Image 85
…Community Torah Portion The Stoning Of A Blasphemer: The 'Whys' Intrigue The Wise ter began beating him, in the hope that he would die. Moses witnessed this, killed the Egyptian and fled to Midian. The blasphemer was the child born of that Egyptian taskmaster and the Israelite's wife. (Bereshit Rabbah 32:4) In 'a totally different midrash, the hat I find most fascinating blasphemer's mother, Shelomith, was about this week's Torah found to b...…

















































