The Almighty knows our hearts are true to our souls – but what about our feet?.

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach often said at concerts "Chevrah (my friends)" I know your heads are in the right place – but WHERE ARE YOUR FEET – GET UP AND DANCE!"

Moses in Egypt let his feet go along with his soul – and went out to "see his brothers".

Everyone KNEW there was a JEW (Israelite) in the White House – oops – in the castle of Pharoah – but only a couple of advisors sought to get rid of him –

Until he protected another Israelite from a beating.

What really got Pharoah mad was – when a DIFFERENT Israelite ratted on Moses – which meant to Pharoah that he had lost control of his slaves and even the privileged ones!

So Moses let his FEET take him to MIDIAN where he saved a few women from abuse – and ended up marrying one of them! Who later in this portion SAVED HIM! What a gal!

The Medrash says Moses was elected GENERAL of Midian – and then KING –

But he gave it up when the Almighty called him back to EGYPT – ON THE ROAD AGAIN-

AS WE ARE ALL ON THE ROAD TO PROTECT OUR BRETHREN AND FREE THE SLAVES

And show the world that there is a burning bush out there where you are traveling –

with a flame and a MESSAGE that you can't run away from!

The world needed Moses and the world needs the Israelite feet –

To take us to Synagogue

To bring us to Israel the Holy Land

To DANCE with JOY that the ALMIGHTY gave us the Sabbath (with a little help from Moses…)

 

Love and Shabbos from Israel

 

Rabbi Andy Eichenholz