It doesn’t matter if you are male or female, young or old. It is important for you to understand what is written in the Torah.
Shlomo Skinner
How Many Midwives Were There in Egypt?
Parshat Shemot 5772
Summary
This week we begin reading Sefer Shemot – Exodus, the second book of the Chumash.
At the beginning of Shemot the Jewish people are living contentedly in Egypt. However, very quickly their circumstances change into slavery and persecution.