Parshat Bo The prophet Yirmiyahu issues a familiar message in this week’s haftarah—a message we read last week in the words of Yechezkel—about the punishments

Great thinkers convince people and do not try to intimidate them. In the introduction to his Guide for the Perplexed, Rambam issues a command to

Whether one is a Democrat or a Republican, everyone is in full agreement on one thing: It is not going to be a boring four

Can you picture a Jewish people, an Israel, loved and admired by the world at large? An Israel that perennially wins the “Most Admired” prize

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְֳדוד אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֹּ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה כִּֽי־אֲנִ֞י הִכְבַּ֤דְתִּי אֶת־לִבּוֹ֙ וְאֶת־לֵ֣ב עֲבָדָ֔יו לְמַ֗עַן שִׁתִ֛י אֹתֹתַ֥י אֵ֖לֶּה בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ ולְמַ֡עַן תְּסַפֵּר֩ בְּאָזְנֵ֨י בִנְךָ֜ וּבֶן־בִּנְךָ֗ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִתְעַלַּ֙לְתִּי֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְאֶת־אֹתֹתַ֖י

Despite experiencing makkah after makkah, Pharaoh did not fully give in. Why didn’t Pharaoh want to save himself and his country and agree to let

It had come time for Mr. F. to move into an assisted living facility. Since they were in need of space, someone called Mr. L.

Sanhedrin 5a, 23a If you can’t handle rejection, don’t become a salesperson and don’t become a process server. You might get cursed or attacked, and

One wintry night a few years ago, I was sitting at home when I began feeling cold. When I went to the thermostat to raise

The Jews of October 8 “Since October 7, we’ve been making Kiddush every week. No matter where we are or who is present, I will

This is a phrase that appears in the context of the plague on the first born. Here are verses 11:6-7: “There shall be a loud

In this week’s Parshat Bo we have the three remaining plagues God brings down on Egypt: locusts, darkness and the slaying of the first born.