Parashat Shemos
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Terrified that the multiplying Jews would take over the land by siding with enemy forces during an invasion, Pharaoh and his advisers devise a plan to enslave them. Knowing the power of speech, each time they referenced during the meeting a negative occurrence to the themselves they would replace the word 'Egyptians' with 'the Jews'. | Terrified that the multiplying Jews would take over the land by siding with enemy forces during an invasion, Pharaoh and his advisers devise a plan to enslave them. Knowing the power of speech, each time they referenced during the meeting a negative occurrence to the themselves they would replace the word 'Egyptians' with 'the Jews'. | ||
| − | He placed officers above them and had them build Pissom and Ramses, these were to serve as storage cites for the country. The more the Egyptians oppressed the Jews the more they multiplied, causing them to despise them more. | + | He placed officers above them and had them build Pissom and Ramses, these were to serve as storage cites for the country. The more the Egyptians oppressed the Jews the more they multiplied, causing them to despise them more. Each time they would look at them it would be like 'placing thorns in their eyes'. |
===Drowning of the Males=== | ===Drowning of the Males=== | ||
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Parshas Shemos is the first parsha in the Book of Shemos and the start of the six or eight weeks of Shovavim. It contains 124 pesukim. Ashkinazim read a section of Yeshayahu for the Haftora and the Sefardim read from the first chapter of Yirmiya.
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Enslavement of the Jews
Passing of the Tribes
The Tribes pass away. The Torah counts the Tribes after their passing as a display of affection although they were counted already during their life.
Multiplying of the Jews
At that point many of the Jewish woman began to give birth to sextuplets, greatly multiplying their population. Unlike rare recent history cases of sextuplet births where a portion of the children are generally born impaired and die soon afterwords, these were common and all 6 would emerge healthy and survive.
New King
This new Pharaoh had still recognized Yosef and his accomplishments for Egypt, yet chose to ignored this and issued his evil decrees.
The Plan
Terrified that the multiplying Jews would take over the land by siding with enemy forces during an invasion, Pharaoh and his advisers devise a plan to enslave them. Knowing the power of speech, each time they referenced during the meeting a negative occurrence to the themselves they would replace the word 'Egyptians' with 'the Jews'.
He placed officers above them and had them build Pissom and Ramses, these were to serve as storage cites for the country. The more the Egyptians oppressed the Jews the more they multiplied, causing them to despise them more. Each time they would look at them it would be like 'placing thorns in their eyes'.
Drowning of the Males
Knowing that a child would be born that would redeem the Jewish Nation, Pharaoh concludes it is best to drown his so he could not be punished 'measure for measure' as Hashem already promised not bring another flood on the world. This was a miscalculation since the oath pertained to the entire world and not to the flooding of a single nation.
The Midwives
Pharaoh commands the head midwife Yocheved who went by the name Shifra and her daughter Miriam who served as her assistant, going by the name Puah, to kill all first born males. They do not listen to him and continue to let them live. Pharaoh summons the midwives demanding to know why they disobeyed him. They reply that Jewish women tend to give birth before they make it to the labor. Hashem rewards Yocheved and Miriam by promising to originate the houses of royalty, Kohanim and Levim from their descendants. Seeing his original plan failed, Pharaoh commands the Egyptians to drown all newborn males.
History of Moshe
Remarriage of Amram
At the advise of his daughter Miriam, Amram remarries Yocheved, causing the entire nation to follow suite and return their divorced wives.
Moshe is Born
Hiding
Moshe is hidden in the house for three months.
In Nile
Yocheved creates a small ark, puts Moshe inside and leaves him in the Nile.