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Dvar Torah Parshat Bo 5772 2012

There are two types of outstanding personalities. One is very popular among the average person. He has exceptional qualities that make him acceptable to the common person. He gets along with them and they enjoy his company. There is another type of personality that is more attracted to a higher class of person. He has [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Bo 5771 2011

The Israelites in Egypt were told to slaughter the Pascal lamb the night they were to leave Egypt and to smear the blood on the doorposts of their homes: VELO YITEN HAMASHCHIT LAVO EL BATECHEM LINGOF, “…and He (Hashem) will not permit the destroyer to enter your homes to smote.” (Ex.12,23) This statement is very [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Bo 5770 2010

Pharaoh at long last agreed to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt, although he stipulates that the cattle and the flock shall remain. Moshe, however, insists that: VEGAM MIKNENU YELECH EMANU, “And also our livestock will go with us…” (Ex. 10,26) After all the plagues visited on Egypt Pharaoh was ready to let the Israelites [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Bo 2009 5769 דבר תורה פרשת בא

Bnei Israel finally merited to be delivered from the Egyptian bondage. The ten plaques were visited upon the Egyptians and they begrudgingly permitted the Israelites to leave the land. We are told: VAYISA HA’AM ET BETZEKO…AL SHICHMAM, “And the people took their dough…upon their shoulders.” (Ex.12,34) We are informed a few verses later that they [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bo 2008 – 5768

After suffering from many of the plagues and finally enduring the plague of locusts, Pharaoh gives the Children of Israel permission to go. The Torah quotes Pharaoh as saying to Moshe and Aharon: LECHU IVDU ET HASHEM ELOKECHEM, MI VAMI HAHOLCHIM, “…go worship your God, who are they who will go?” (Ex. 10,6) Pharaoh’s statements [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bo 5767

When informing Moshe about the plague of locusts that Hashem was about to bring on the Egyptians, He says: ULEMA’AN TESSAPER BE’OZNE BINCHA UVEN BINCHA, “And that you shall relate to the ears of your son and your son’s son…” (Ex. 10,2) In no other plague was this instruction given. Why is it that specifically [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bo 5766

There are two types of famous people in the world. There are the kind of personalities that only knowledgeable and intellectuals are able to evaluate and recognize their greatness. These individuals are not very popular among the hoi polloi or masses because they do not have the ability to recognize the greatness of these people. [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bo 5765

Pharaoh was prepared to let the elders leave Egypt (Ex. 10,11) but not the youth. Moshe, on the other hand, insisted that the young go along with the elders. As a matter of fact, when he was asked who would go, he responded first the youth and then the elders, BINURENU UVIZKENENU NELECH. (Ex. 10,9) [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bo 5764

In this Portion we are given some of the laws of Chametz. The torah says: VELO YERA’E LECHA CHAMETZ VELO YERA’E LECHA SE’OR BECHOL GEVULECHA, “no Chametz nor leaven shall be seen in your possession in all your borders”. This command not only forbids the eating of Chametz but even owning it. That is why [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bo 5763

One of the plagues mentioned in this week’s Parsha is that of darkness. In describing this plague the Torah says: “…there was a thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days. No man could see his brother nor could anyone rise from his place…”. There is no greater darkness in the world than [ READ MORE ]

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