This evening we try to unpack the cryptic narrative of Tziporah, Moshe's wife, doing the Brit Milah for their newborn son - though that is not a practice Orthodox Jews follow - and what led to that incident. I share a great only-in-Israel story from Sarah Tuttle-Singer. We examine the precise meaning of Moshe's name (it's not what you think) based on Sforno and Rabbi S.R. Hirsch, and the ways in which my father, who passed away fourteen years ago and whose Hebrew name was Moshe, exemplified this trait. I share memories and stories about my father from when I was young, and how all of us should emulate these traits of both Moshes.

Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.

Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkA

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Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jc

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmO

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