A baby in a basket floats down the Nile river in Egypt. How did he get there? Who is he? He is found by the Pharaoh’s daughter, and raised in the palace. She named him Moses.

When Moses grows up, he sees that Pharaoh is forcing the Jewish people to build his buildings for him, working in the hot sun with no break. The Jewish people worked so hard, they were tired and hungry. The Jewish people were also sad that Pharaoh did not let the Jewish people live in their Jewish ways.

Discuss ways we are Jewish – Celebrate Shabbat and other holidays (how), read from the torah, visit synagogue, etc. 

Moses thinks that Pharaoh is not being a fair king and he decides to run away from Egypt into the wilderness.

While in the wilderness, Moses finds a burning bush. The bush is on fire, but it is not burning down. It is a miracle. Then Moses hears a voice that comes from inside the bush.  The voice tells Moses he is a Jewish person, and he must go back to Egypt to convince Pharaoh to let the Jewish people go and lead them out of Egypt to be free.

This is the moment of self-reflection for Moses, where he realizes who he really is.

 Moses tells Pharaoh to “Let my people go!” Pharaoh says “no!” After some things happened to Pharaoh in Egypt, he finally agrees to let the Jewish people go. They pack up and leave so fast that they don’t even have time to let their bread finish baking!