
BS”D Parshiot Bo-Be’shalach 5783
In the days before emancipation, the Egyptians presented the Jews with gifts of gold and silver and clothing: the Jews treasured the clothing most. Why?
In the days before emancipation, the Egyptians presented the Jews with gifts of gold and silver and clothing: the Jews treasured the clothing most. Why?
Why was Moshe’s name omitted from the Pesach Hagada when he was the most influential personality in the Exodus episode? Who was really responsible for the Jewish Exodus from Egypt?
In Jewish history, we perceive examples of HaShem’s supra-natural intervention in the ongoing history of Am YIsrael when “confusion” reigned among our leaders. Just as the captain of a ship permits a midshipman to handle the wheel, but in rough weather the skipper “takes over”.
What if Moshe had not veered off the track in order to view the incredible sight of a burning bush which is not consumed? Or if Moshe would not have yielded to the call of his conscience to return to Egypt and challenge Paro face to face? Would we still be slaves in Egypt to this day?
Looking back, it is difficult to grasp what the situation was with our people at the end of World War II. We were on the brink of national insanity. How did we get to where we are today and where are we headed?
Across the United States, a “cyclone bomb” storm, nearly unprecedented in its scope, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico has caused downed power lines, deadly accidents, and mass flight cancelations. I never expected my prediction from last week to happen so fast!