Posts Tagged: Torah commentary Bo
The Essence of Judaism is Chesed
I have just spent two days as a visitor to the Orthodox Jewish community of Chicago in anticipation of a rabbinic gathering being planned there...
Shabbat Bo: Blood on the Doorpost
We are all familiar with the mezuzah, which we place on the right doorpost of our houses and offices. Many people believe its function is...
Parshat Bo: The True Meaning of the Plague of Darkness
The ninth plague -- darkness -- comes shrouded in a darkness of its own. What is this plague doing here? It seems out of sequence....
The Story We Tell
It remains one of the most counterintuitive passages in all of religious literature: Moses is addressing the Israelites just days before their release. They have...
