January 2021

Shabbos Night THIS IS one of the most exciting and dramatic parshios in the entire Torah, for so many reasons. It has so much to… Read More »The Erev Rav

This week’s parsha, Bo, in addition to containing the last three plagues brought onto Mitzraim {Egypt} also contains the very first mitzvah {commandment} that Hashem… Read More »The Ten Steps

The Mitzvah Every part of the meat from the Korban Pesach, Paschal lamb slaughtered on the 14th day of Nissan had to be eaten that… Read More »Leftovers: No part will be left behind!

Do not eat it partially roasted or cooked in water. Only roasted over fire, its head, its legs, on its innards. Don’t leave any until… Read More »Will That Be Well Done?

“And you shall safeguard the matzos”(12:17) The literal interpretation of the verse is that one should approach the preparation of the matzos with extreme caution,… Read More »Do Not Resist

The silly family in the following story makes nine mistakes. Can you find them? Can you think of how the story is connected with the… Read More »Parshas Bo – Mezuza

Egypt was in ruins, utterly devastated by the first nine plagues. The cities were reduced to piles of rubble, with dead and wounded everywhere. Bloated… Read More »The Stroke of Midnight

Yirmiyahu 46:13 This week’s haftorah shows us a painful reality: that people are not willing to learn from the past and history will undoubtedly be… Read More »Haftorah Commentary Parshas Bo

After 210 years on foreign soil, many filled with sadistic slavery, the Jewish people get a taste of freedom. The Egyptian oppressors are devastated with… Read More »You Are What You Eat

“The girl [Rivka] ran to her mother’s quarters and related approximately what had transpired.” (Bereshith 24:28) From the above verse it is clear that Rivka… Read More »Short and To The Point