On the cusp of leaving Egypt, the children of Israel are told that they must remember the Exodus. For over 2,000 years, this commandment to remember the past has helped the Jewish people remain connected to their history as a…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo
Alex Israel and Sefi Kraut discuss the concept of the New Moon and the notion of time: the freedom to take control of our own time, the calendar as a nation-building tool, the challenge of procrastination, and the gift of…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo
Parashat Bo 5782: Locusts That Last a Lifetime Description: In this week’s Torah portion of Bo, God rains down upon Egypt the last three plagues. One of these three is the plague of locusts. Learn along with PCJE Director, Aviva…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo
Locusts, darkness and death descend upon Pharo’s kingdom. After 3 generations of anxiety and oppression, the Israelites finally walk out of Egypt. The Israelites are commanded to use ritual objects to remember those times. Following a miraculous event – or…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo
After seven plagues, Pharaoh agrees to permit the Israelites to leave their labors to worship God. Pharaoh asks: “Who will be going?” Moses responds: “We will all go, young and old: we will go with our sons and daughters, our…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo, Educator resources, Meaning-making
Every day of our lives we tell stories – about the small stuff, and about the big stuff of our lives. A story doesn’t have to be an impressive, heroic tale. Very often there is a significant lesson for us…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo
God brought ten plagues upon Egypt right before the Israelites exited from Egypt, right? Well, that is not quite how the Psalmist remembers it. What can we learn from the inconsistent reports of the ten plagues as recorded in different…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo
As this week’s parsha, Bo begins, God decides to step it up with the plagues against Egypt, and sends an even worse plague than the previous ones: a plague of locusts. Not to be mistaken with grasshoppers, these locust swarm…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo, Educator resources, Meaning-making
After Egypt has been afflicted with nine plagues, and before the final most devastating plague that will herald their freedom, the Israelites are given a surprising instruction, described by many as the first mitzva to the nascent national collective. It…
Personalities, Biblical personalities, Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo
The very first mitzvah in the Torah directed to the Jewish people occurs just prior to the exodus from Egypt — establishing Nisan as the first month of the year. Parshat Bo establishes a connection between the Hebrew calendar and…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo
The Pardes Parsha Discussion is a new weekly series by faculty member Rabbi Alex Israel, designed to stimulate discussion around the Shabbat table, especially with teenagers. Click here to download and print this week’s Parsha Discussion on Bo: Actions Speak…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo, Educator resources, Meaning-making
On the eve of the Exodus from Egypt, the people of Israel marked their doorposts and lintels with the blood of the Paschal lamb. In this week’s podcast, Rabbi Michael Hattin considers the symbolism of this puzzling act. This podcast…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo
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