Parshat Bo

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The final three plagues including the death of the firstborn, the first Passover, and the Exodus from Egypt. Exodus 10:1-13:16.

Kingdom of Moses and Kindness

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:10

The ancient Jewish texts delve into this very idea, and one particular passage in Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, offers a powerful i...

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Moses's Miracle and Aaron

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:12

The Torah tells us, "Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord that He had sent him, and all the signs that He had charged him" (Exodus 4:28). Seems straightforward. But Shemot Ra...

MosesSolomonProphecySoul

Moses: Jacob at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:14

We all know the story, but Shemot Rabbah, a classic collection of midrashim – interpretations and expansions – on the Book of Exodus, offers a fascinating glimpse into the details,...

CreationJosephMosesKing David

Kingdom of Moses and Hebrews

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:15

That feeling isn't new. It goes all the way back to Moses and Aaron facing down Pharaoh in the book of Exodus. : They’re walking into the lion's den, asking the most powerful ruler...

MosesTempleHoly LandEgypt

Moses and the Dreamer of Aaron

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:16

That feeling, that frustration, it's ancient. It's woven into the very fabric of our stories. Think about Moses and Aaron standing before Pharaoh, demanding freedom for the Israeli...

JosephMosesTempleEgypt

Pharaoh at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:18

It wasn't pretty. And it certainly wasn't subtle. Our story picks up right after Moses and Aaron deliver their fateful message: "Let my people go!" (Exodus 5:1). Pharaoh, predictab...

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Moses Faces Judgment and Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:19

That feeling is all over the story of the Exodus, and it really hits hard in the early chapters of the Book of Exodus. to a moment of crisis, as understood by the ancient Rabbis in...

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Datan in Joseph's Time

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:20

In the Book of Exodus, we read, "The foremen of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, saying: Why have you not fulfilled your appointed...

JosephMosesSoulHoly Land

Moses and the Promised Land of Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:21

That feeling... well, it's not new. It echoes all the way back to ancient Egypt, to the very dawn of the Israelite nation. We find ourselves in the book of Exodus, Shemot in Hebrew...

MosesHoly LandEgypt