Love Beyond Possession (Parashat Beshalach)

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February 06, 2009 | By Tucker Lieberman

Topic(s): Dating and Relationships

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Exodus

Torah Portion: Beshalach

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The author reads this portion with an aim toward living out its love and radical liberation in our own lives. He likens Pharaoh's demeanor to the “lustful, objectifying, arrogant Pharaonic potential that casts a shadow over our relationships.” In our own relationships with each other, it is frighteningly easy to become like Pharaoh.

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