Hagaon Rav Gedalya Shor zt”l on Parshat Shemot
(from Or Gedalyahu, Parshat Shemot, p. 19) Moshe’s Name: The Inner Meaning What is the significance of the name “Moshe”? The Torah itself (Shemot 2:10) gives the basic answer, “For I (Pharaoh’s daughter) drew him out of the water.” The Maharal brings out the inner significance of this expression. Water embodies physicality (the medieval Hebrew […]