With the book of Exodus start God's communications with Moses.
The phrase ויאמר ה' אל משה comes up 67 times in Torah - and my goodness it feels like more than that - 42 in Exodus, 2 in Leviticus, 21 in Numbers, and 2 in Deuteronomy.
וידבר ה' אל משה comes up 91 times - 14 in Exodus, 33 in Leviticus, 43 in Numbers, but only once in Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy has its own phrasing idiosyncracies. We'll hear more about them when we get there.
How much of the Torah is done?
The Project
Congregation Dorshei Emet has commissioned a new Torah; the first one in Canada that will be scribed by a woman. This history-making undertaking will be called Torat Imeinu, and will be a big part of the celebration of our Jubilee Year.
The Scribe
- Jen Taylor Friedman
- Jen Taylor Friedman is a post-denominational halakhically-observant egalitarian Jewish ritual scribe and scholar. She is notorious for having created Tefillin Barbie, and notable for being the first woman in modern times known to have written a sefer Torah. In 2007, the Forward listed her as a Top 50 Jew. She lives in New York City and teaches aspiring scribes. Dorshei Emet's Torah is her third Torah scroll.
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