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1) Abraham had two children Isaac and Ishmael.As the boys matured, Amit Network> Sarah recognized that for Isaac to grow up properly, Ishmael would have to leave. "Throw Ishmael out of the house,"she told Abraham. He didn't want to listen. Then God told Abraham: "Listen to the voice of your wife, Sarah". And the Midrash says "Sarah is a greater prophet than you." |
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What do we learn about Sara from
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2) Isaac and Rebecca had two children, Jacob and Esau.
Isaac wanted to give the privileges of the firstborn to Esau. Rebecca recognized what Isaac didn't -- that Esau was corrupt and power-mad. She ensured that the birthright went to Jacob. It was an act which saved the Jewish people. |
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| What did Rebecca
understand that Isaac did not?
You may write your thoughts here or discuss them with a friend in class. |
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3) In Egypt, the men were driven to despair by the
bitterness of slavery and oppression. When the Egyptians started killing Jewish children, the men decided to separate from their wives -- rather than procreate just to watchtheir children die. According to the Rashi, Miriam said to her father "If we do that, we're worse than Pharaoh". The women encouraged their husbands to raise families, thereby perpetuating the Jewish people. According to Rashi (Exodus 38;8), the women brought mirrors to the Mishkan and Moses didn't want to accept them. But God told Moses that he liked the mirrors because they caused the Jewish people to procreate. Specifically, Miriam's heroism corrected the wrongful advice of her father Amram, and the result produced baby Moses. |
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women save the Jewish people in Egypt?
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4) When the Jews worshipped the Golden Calf in the
desert, the women refused to participate. |
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5) When the 12 spies returned from the land of Canaan and
said that the Land of
Israel was populated by giants |
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the men cried
 and wanted to return to Egypt. |
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The
women did not. They wanted to enter the land of Israel. As a result, the men were punished with death in the
desert. The
women deserved to enter the Land of Israel. Pair work: what characteristics did the women in the bible have? Make a list of
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Role Play Choose one of the five situations above. Decide which role each of you will play and prepare to present in class. Don't hesitate to deal with difficult issues. |
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