The Israelites Left Egypt Armed: Gender & Chauvinism Preceding October 7
In the second verse of Parashat Beshalach (the flight from Egypt and the crossing of the Sea of Reeds), the Torah states that the Israelites fled fully armed. I explore the traditional commentaries on why, and connect this to the haftarah (story of Deborah and Yael) and to the intelligence failures in Israel caused by male chauvinism.
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- Published30 January 2024 at 15:44 UTC
- Length16 min
- Episode148
- RatingClean