Category «parashos»

בא

פרשת בא Parashas Bo Mitzvah Performance Only For The Sake of Hashem The first mitzvah given to the Jewish people as a whole is found in this week’s parsha.  (The mitzvos that are mentioned earlier in Berieshes, Pru U’Rvu (having children) and Milah (circumcision) are commandments given to our forefathers before there was an actual …

וארא

פרשת וארא Parashas Va’eira (5778) When One Observes and Also Perceives  This week, the Torah begins the narrative of the ten plagues that brought Mitzrayim to its knees.  It is significant to note how the Torah describes the behavior of Pharaoh regarding these plagues and his reaction to the destruction of his subjects. Pharaoh was utterly …