Shemos #015

In this episode we cover these topics: Introduction to the Book of Shemos: Titles of the book Overview of Shemos This week's parsha: A large, growing, Jewish population The paradoxically direct relationship between population affliction and population growth The incremental development of the Egyptian enslavement and persecution of the Jews Rav Soloveitchik: Women lead the Jewish people at a crucial point in their history The qualities that made Moshe the ultimate Jewish leader Curious parallels in the lives of the Patriarchs, Matriarchs, and Moshe and Tzipora Rav Soloveitchik: The two messages of the Burning Bush and that no Jew ever be excluded (Hat tip to Aaron Rosen for pointing this out to me many years ago) Asking permission from your father-in-law Summary of the end of the parsha