{"id":2543,"date":"2015-12-30T16:51:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T16:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2015-12-30T16:51:50","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T16:51:50","slug":"12-jan-2016-parsha-shemot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hayleyroosphotography.co.uk\/mosaic\/services\/this-shabbat\/12-jan-2016-parsha-shemot\/","title":{"rendered":"1\/2 Jan 2016: Parsha Shemot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><em>Shabbat comes in 3.47pm ; goes out 4.57pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>_________________________________________________________________________________<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Moses is out shepherding and encounters a burning bush. He is called by God to be a prophet and leader of the Israelites. Moses protests his calling. In Midrash Exodus Rabbah 2:5 it gives three different explanations as to why God chose a burning bush.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It explains that the burning bush was not merely a flashy way to attract Moses&#8217; attention, but rather a symbol that conveyed a powerful message: &#8220;It is to teach that no place is devoid of God&#8217;s presence, not even a thorn bush.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Another explanation says the bush was chosen because Moses had thought to himself that the Egyptians might consume the Israelites. Therefore, God showed him a fire which burnt but did not consume, saying to him, &#8220;Just as the thorn bush is burning and is not consumed, so the Egyptians will not be able to destroy Israel.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Moreover, the Holy One said to Moses, &#8220;Do you not sense that I live in distress whenever Israel finds itself in distress ? Just look at the place out of which I speak to you, out of a thorn bush. I fully share in their distress, as the prophet Isaiah said: &#8216;In all their affliction, God is afflicted.&#8217; (Isaiah 63:9) &#8220;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Shabbat Shalom,<\/div>\n<div>Rabbi Paul Arberman<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shabbat comes in 3.47pm ; goes out 4.57pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 _________________________________________________________________________________ Moses is out shepherding and encounters a burning bush. 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