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Shmot: If Midrash is Real, Why Isn't It Peshat?

By Rabbi David Fohrman

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January 19, 2017, 3 PM ET

Welcome the book of Exodus! In this video, we explore the strange midrash in which the arm of Pharaoh's daughter stretched through the river to fetch Moses. Why do the Sages tell us such an odd story? Rabbi Fohrman argues that we need to put ourselves into the eyes of Pharaoh's daughter, and help us see that when we want to achieve something, God will help us find a way to do it.



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