Not so many years ago, London had its great fog. [Manchester has a mini version of this each morning.] Basically, the fog was so thick that darkness descended on London ..
Written by D Fine
And they (Israelites) emptied Egypt. (12:36) The Israelites were commanded by G-d to request treasures from the Egyptians so that could leave Egypt with wealth as promised ..
Written by Yehuda Katz
When warning Pharaoh (and his surrounding servants) about the forthcoming plague of the firstborns, Moshe announces that the plague is going to occur at ‘approximately ..
Written by d fine
In this weeks parsha ,Bo ,h’shem gives the Jewish people the mitzvah of keeping a lunar calendar and the appointment of Nissan as the head of the year (ie the first ..
Written by PR
Parshas Bo sees the culmination of the ten plagues which devestated Mitzrayim. However, Chazal tell us that during the Plague of Darkness, the Jewish ..
Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
At the end of Bo we are told about tefillin. They are to be ‘as a sign on your arm and letotafos between your eyes’ (13;16). Rashi quotes that ‘letotafos’ ..
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In the final days of the enslavement in Egypt, just prior to the last of the ten plagues, G-d tells Moshe to instruct every Jew to prepare a lamb to be slaughtered ..
Written by Rabbi A Savage
Sometimes, when you read the weekly Torah portion, you read about a certain mitzva we have and think ‘what?!’ In this week’s parsha, Bo, we find ..
Written by Tal Segal
Many people comment on the first line of this week’s Torah portion. “G-d said to Moses, COME to Pharoah”…surely if someone told another to do something ..
Written by Moshe Kormornick