Bo 5772

by Rav Nachman Kahana on 26/01/2012

BS”D Parashat Bo 5772

At Moshe’s threat that the next plague would be a devastating attack of locusts Paro’s advisors appealed to him saying (10:7)

“How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is lost?”

This one phrase, ‘Do you not yet realize that Egypt is lost?’ brought Paro to his knees, for it contains a dynamic socio-economic truth that transcends generations and societies, that people can be classified into two groups: Those who are dangerous and those who are grievously dangerous. The mundane dangerous ones are the “have nots” of the world whose ambition is to “have” something, but the more dangerous ones are those who “have” but are in “clear and present danger” of losing it all. [Read More...]

Va’ayra 5772

by Rav Nachman Kahana on 20/01/2012

BS”D Shemot and Va’ayra

Part A:

If a single parasha of the Torah contained a full accounting of the past, together with an informative explanation of the present and a definitive projection for the future, it would be deemed a most remarkable source of wisdom. How more so if the past, present and future are encapsulated in a mere two words!

I will return to this.

Several questions regarding our parasha:

1- Moshe Rabbeinu is bitter at the results of his meeting with Paro. He expresses his feelings by protesting to HaShem about Paro’s refusal to permit the Jews to stop working for three days in order to sacrifice to HaShem. How odd! Did not HaShem forewarn Moshe that Paro would not agree to Moshe’s request? [Read More...]

Shemot 5772

BS”D Shemot 5772 Plans for the enslavement of the Jewish people began formulating when Paro convened his inner cabinet to discuss the legality, legitimacy and morality of subjugating the family of the man who literally saved the Egyptian nation. The inner cabinet consisted of three wise and experienced men, on whose judgement Paro had previously [...]

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Vayechi 5772

BS”D Parashat Va’ye’chi 5772 Ya’akov Avienu was the last of the three patriarchs, and the only one to have witnessed the metamorphosis of his small family (father, mother and two brothers) into 12 tribal units, and the beginning of their evolution into nationhood. Upon his death bed, Ya’akov gathered his 12 sons to deliver his [...]

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