Shemot 5779: The Trigger for Redemption

Introduction

At the opening of the book of Exodus, the children of Israel have been in slavery for hundreds of years. Parshat Shemot tells the story of the trigger of redemption–of why such a long lasting situation will suddenly change. Learn how it happened then, and what the triggers for redemption can teach about the future as well.

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Credits
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator

Mike Feuer

Rabbi Mike Feuer teaches Striving for the Divine, Rav Kook, and Jewish History at Pardes. He studied at Yeshivat HaMivtar, the Mir Yeshiva, and Sulam Yaakov, where he received rabbinic ordination and later served as Educational Director. Mike’s teaching combines rigorous textual analysis with a deep love of the poetry and spirituality found in Torah.

Since making aliyah in 2001, he has been the program director of a post-high school yeshiva and taught history, Jewish thought, and Bible in several Jerusalem yeshivot and midrashot. Today, as a consultant, spiritual counselor and creator of the Jewish Story podcast, Mike is driven by the power of story to shape our world.