📜 Parashat Shemot
Exodus · portion 13 of 54 Exodus 1:1–6:1
What happens this week?
A new Pharaoh makes the Israelites slaves. To save her baby, Jochebed places Moses in a basket on the Nile, and his sister Miriam watches. Pharaoh’s daughter finds him and raises him in the palace.
Grown-up Moses sees a burning bush that doesn’t burn up. God tells him to go to Pharaoh and lead the Israelites to freedom. Moses is nervous, so his brother Aaron will help him speak.
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Parashat Shemot quiz
Where did Moses’ mother place him?
Who found baby Moses?
What did Moses see in the desert?
Who helped Moses speak?
🕯️ For the Shabbat table
Moses felt nervous about a big job. What helps you when you’re nervous?
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