When Moshe Walked Away From Omelas - Jan 29, 2026 - Derashah for Parshat Beshalach 5784. Ursula Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" provides a good lens for looking at the issue of the needs of the many and the needs of the few in Judaism. We have sources supporting both sides - but Moshe adopts the needs of the few, repeatedly, providing a balance against the national and institutional focus that dominate yetziat mitzrayim.