
Bo 5784: Building a Shared Future
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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…