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KI TISA 5784 Golden Calf 2024 Rabbi Andrew Shaw Chief Executive, Mizrachi UK
I have returned from my two weeks in America with mixed feelings. I met some incredible people and had some very exciting meetings. Yet, there is a real concern about what is happening in the media, in academia and in politics. There is a sense that America has changed, not for the better, and it is not changing back – for many this is extremely worrying. Back in the UK, it seems it is not much better. The election of the odious George Galloway as an MP and the overwhelming sense of fear from many politicians on the changing atmosphere of political debate fuelled by the seeming acceptance of Islamism by many, is truly concerning. What should we make of all of this? A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece examining the incredible pattern found in Sefer Shemot. It was based on a remarkable piece by Rabbi David Fohrman. It focused on the idea that there are 550 verses from the end of Parshat Mishpatim to the end of Sefer Shemot which follows a chiastic structure, A B C D E D C B A, in which each letter represents a thematic idea in the Torah. To remind you:
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