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Establishing an equitable human judicial system is the necessary condition for receiving the divine moral wisdom of the Torah.

Holiness derives from encounters with God in Torah study; it is not intrinsic to locations like Mount Sinai.

Jethro's position at the outside of the Jewish people allowed him to understand how to make the Torah work for a multiplicity of people.

Moses' challenge as a leader was to learn the difference between the Israelites' expressions of fear and rebellion.

The transformation into a sacred people occurs not through miracles but rather through steady education, discipline and communal reinforcement.

Just as the Israelites maintained their faith through nine plagues, we too should develop our ability to have faith in times of darkness.

By teaching our children about the Exodus, we gain a greater appreciation and more profound understanding of it ourselves.

The glorification of God in the Song at the Sea provides us with several models of attaining spirituality.

The image of God as a nurturer, working with people to bring forth food, allows us to move beyond the violence of the Red Sea crossing.

The manna tested the character of the newly freed Israelites.