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#641: Knowing What Not to Say

#641: Knowing What Not to Say

A story relevant to Parashat Vaera, Shemot/Exodus 6:12

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President John F. Kennedy speaking in Miami (public domain image)

Shemot/Exodus 6:12

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הֵ֤ן בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאֵיךְ֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִי פַרְעֹ֔ה וַאֲנִ֖י עֲרַ֥ל שְׂפָתָֽיִם׃ {פ}

But Moses appealed to GOD, saying, “The Israelites would not listen to me; how then should Pharaoh heed me, me—who …

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