Shemoth: Law, Justice, Rebellion

Shemoth: Law, Justice, Rebellion

 

What happens in the parsha? Cruel laws are imposed on the Hebrews (taxes, tasks [with the corresponding masters], drowning the male children [what did they want to do with the females?], perverse work, etc.) The (female) heros (Shifra, Puah, Yocheved, Bath Pharoah [Batya],  Miriam) find ways to evade the law or don't follow it.  They choose justice over the law.  Moshe confronts the perpetrator of evil, he kills the Egyptian taskmaster, and is then criticized by the people he is trying to save, for going outside the law ( for the sake of justice), leading to his exile (from the [worker's] Eden of Egypt).  He returns to Egypt and confronts the authorities, leading to harsher conditions for the (compliant, as usual) workers, leading, ultimately  to their leaving the horrible situation ( which they did not recognize), to rebellion.

This compliance of the (law-abiding) Jews has been used to the advantage their oppressors over the generations.

Tzedek, Tzedek tirdof.

 

 

 

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