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March 2010
The Festival of Song
It’s 1998, and Prince of Egypt has just come out in the movie theaters. I am excited to see it, not only be-cause it’s the first movie since The Ten Commandments to tackle the essential story of our people, but also because one of my favorite teachers, Burt Visotzky, professor of Midrash at JTS, has consulted on the film. I can’t wait to see the DreamWorks interpretation of the Exodus, and wonder if I’ll be able to notice where the midrashim are woven into the story. I go with my best friend to the theater, and we’re immediately taken in by the film. The story goes by almost too quickly, and now we’re in the midst of the plagues. As the frogs come up upon the earth, my friend and I simultaneously turn to each other and quietly begin to sing: “One morning when Pharaoh awoke in his bed…”
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