Bringing The Right Together Under Tested and Trusted Principles

The recent nationwide electoral shellacking of the Republican Party at the hands of the Democrats reminded me of a key episode in Moshe Rebbeinu's (the name means "Moses, Our Teacher") early life.  In the third reading of a recent Torah portion (Shemot (which means "Names")), Moshe goes out to observe the Hebrew slaves at Pharoah's behest as part of his duties as a palace chamberlain. Moses sees an Egyptian taskmaster beating a Hebrew slave and kills the Egyptian after seeing prophetically that

The recent nationwide electoral shellacking of the Republican Party at the hands of the Democrats reminded me of a key episode in Moshe Rebbeinu's (the name means "Moses, Our Teacher") early life.  In the third reading of a recent Torah portion (Shemot (which means "Names")), Moshe goes out to observe the Hebrew slaves at Pharoah's behest as part of his duties as a palace chamberlain. Moses sees an Egyptian taskmaster beating a Hebrew slave and kills the Egyptian after seeing prophetically that…