Friday, 24 December, 19:00-20:30
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Torah Weekly Portion
Sh’mot
שְׁמוֹת
Names
Exodus 1:1−6:1
Summary
The new king of Egypt makes slaves of the Hebrews and orders their male children to be drowned in the Nile River. (1:1-22)
A Levite woman places her son, Moses, in a basket on the Nile, where he is found by the daughter of Pharaoh and raised in Pharaoh’s house. (2:1-10)
Moses flees to Midian after killing an Egyptian. (2:11-15)
Moses marries Zipporah, the daughter of Midian’s priest. They have a son named Gershom. (2:16-22)
God calls Moses from a burning bush and commissions him to free the Israelites from Egypt. (3:1-4:17)
Moses and Aaron request permission from Pharaoh for the Israelites to celebrate a festival in the wilderness. Pharaoh refuses and makes life even harder for the Israelites. (5:1-23)
Commentary: https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/shmot
Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22-23