Happy Mother's Day Jochabed, Florida and Marge
Happy Mother's Day to all those amazing women who give of their own beings for the benefit of their children.
Like Jochabed (Moses' mom), one of Time Magazine's "Best Mom's Ever."
According to the Torah, when the Pharaoh demanded that all newborn Jewish males be killed, Jochebad was in a bad way. Not only was she one of the Jewish midwives ordered to carry out this evil plan, she was also pregnant with her own male child. Jochebad put her newborn in the Nile as the Pharaoh demanded, but shrewdly hid him in a little basket that floated downstream where the boy was safely discovered and adopted by the Pharaoh's childless daughter. Then Jochebad insinuated herself into the Pharaoh's family as a nurse so she could raise her son (who just so happened to grow up and liberate the Jewish people from slavery) AND get paid for it. Smart thinking, sister!
Before you send those congratulatory e-mails to Time for hitting the nail on the head with Jochabed, also on the list were Florida Evans (remember Good Times with Jimmy "J.J." Walker? Dy-no-mite!!), Marge Simpson, and the Queen Mother from Aliens.
Like they say, eat the meat and spit out the bones.
Grace and Peace to all you moms out there,
Raffi
Like Jochabed (Moses' mom), one of Time Magazine's "Best Mom's Ever."
According to the Torah, when the Pharaoh demanded that all newborn Jewish males be killed, Jochebad was in a bad way. Not only was she one of the Jewish midwives ordered to carry out this evil plan, she was also pregnant with her own male child. Jochebad put her newborn in the Nile as the Pharaoh demanded, but shrewdly hid him in a little basket that floated downstream where the boy was safely discovered and adopted by the Pharaoh's childless daughter. Then Jochebad insinuated herself into the Pharaoh's family as a nurse so she could raise her son (who just so happened to grow up and liberate the Jewish people from slavery) AND get paid for it. Smart thinking, sister!
Before you send those congratulatory e-mails to Time for hitting the nail on the head with Jochabed, also on the list were Florida Evans (remember Good Times with Jimmy "J.J." Walker? Dy-no-mite!!), Marge Simpson, and the Queen Mother from Aliens.
Like they say, eat the meat and spit out the bones.
Grace and Peace to all you moms out there,
Raffi
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