ב"ה
Bo 5766 - February 3, 2006
L’chaim to Chutzpah!
Imagine coming home one day, taking the beloved idiot box and throwing it out the window. Now, picture doing that when you work for the networks, and your boss came over to watch the news with you . . .
Imagine coming home one day, taking the beloved idiot box and throwing it out the window. Now, picture doing that when you work for the networks, and your boss came over to watch the news with you . . .
Parshah
Bo in a Nutshell
G-d commands the first mitzvah: the calendar. The final three plagues are visited about the Egyptians: locusts, darkness and death of the firstborn. Pharaoh finally cracks and sends the Jewish people running. The holiday of Passover and the Passover offering are introduced.
G-d commands the first mitzvah: the calendar. The final three plagues are visited about the Egyptians: locusts, darkness and death of the firstborn. Pharaoh finally cracks and sends the Jewish people running. The holiday of Passover and the Passover offering are introduced.
Four Ways to Use Your Head
Is there really such a thing as "theoretical knowledge," or is it just a theory?
Is there really such a thing as "theoretical knowledge," or is it just a theory?
Story
The Two Watchmen
Once there was a king who had a beautiful orchard with splendid figs. He appointed two watchmen for his orchard: one watchman was lame, and the other one was blind . . .
Once there was a king who had a beautiful orchard with splendid figs. He appointed two watchmen for his orchard: one watchman was lame, and the other one was blind . . .
Living
Who Needs Religion, If It's the Cause of So Much Violence?
Since all the wars of history were caused by religion, wouldn't the world be better off without it?
Since all the wars of history were caused by religion, wouldn't the world be better off without it?
Moses was afraid to approach Pharaoh, because [Pharaoh's] roots are in supernal regions, and he only approached his subsidiary streams. When G-d saw that Moses feared the serpent, He said, "Come in to Pharaoh"
— Zohar
Print Magazine
Mitzvah (mits-va): An instruction in life from the Giver of Life.
A stroke of brilliance arising from the innermost will of the Creator of all things, left for you to perform on the stage of His world.
A connection point in time, at which Heaven meets Earth, Earth meets Heaven, and the two embrace.
An instance, left in...
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