Shemot / שְׁמוֹת Names, Exodus 1:1–6:1 Torah Study and Poetry (13)
A B’nai Mitzvah Torah Planner with Poetry and Inspiration.
If You Pray
It is time
if you are an activist
lend your voice
consider your role
freedom and democracy dies
unite look around
emerge from this narrow place
God Know The World Is on Fire
And said to Moses at the burning bush
I am mindful of sufferings
There is a way through the narrow places
training ourselves to notice the spark of God
Where it is found
on a fiery mountain
a small burning bush
in a sacred encounter
Exodus 3:7 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה רָאֹ֥ה רָאִ֛יתִי אֶת־עֳנִ֥י עַמִּ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְאֶת־צַעֲקָתָ֤ם שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י נֹֽגְשָׂ֔יו כִּ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי אֶת־מַכְאֹבָֽיו׃
And the LORD continued, “I have marked well the plight of My people in Egypt and have heeded their outcry because of their taskmasters; yes, I am mindful of their sufferings. [Sefaria].
Exodus 33:18וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הַרְאֵ֥נִי נָ֖א אֶת־כְּבֹדֶֽךָ׃
He said, “Oh, let me behold Your Presence!” [Sefaria].
What is Your Name and Who Are You
Shemot שְׁמוֹת (Names)
the first parsha of Exodus
Bereshit or Genesis the story
generations of one family
the family of our patriarchs and matriarchs
a transition
Exodus begins the story of the Jews
a people, a nation, an identity
Consider each layers
looks, work, knowledge
belief and actions
What does it mean
to be a member
a Jew
a synagogue
a city or community or club
a nation
a world
How does it change you
to be a part of the whole?
Shemot שְׁמוֹת Names Exodus 1:1–6:1
Knowing that you don’t know
not knowing what you don’t know
confidence in “knew not”
Who Knows You?
Who knows
your doing
your dreams
what you can do
and what you think
who knows you?
Exodus 1:8 וַיָּ֥קָם מֶֽלֶךְ־חָדָ֖שׁ עַל־מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע אֶת־יוֹסֵֽף׃
A new king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph.
Exodus 1:9 וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֶל־עַמּ֑וֹ הִנֵּ֗ה עַ֚ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רַ֥ב וְעָצ֖וּם מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
And he said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are much too numerous [Sefaria]
Family Peace
God is with us not only through
the strong ending
the exodus
but all in the beginning
as we go into the narrow places
Slaves Read Exodus At Passover
We a people become slaves
cry out
are heard
revisit the story in gratitude
each new year in Exodus
and each Spring at Passover
each service with the Michamocha
Originally Published in Shemot שְׁמוֹת Exodus 1:1–6:1 Journal Your Journey Through a Year of Torah https://www.nervewhisperer.solutions/peace-poetry/category/torah-poetry on January 18, 2020.
