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Bo 5763 - January 10, 2003

Learning the Child

The child naively believes that everything should be fair and honest, that only good should prevail, that there should be no pain or sadness. And the child is right
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.
Parenting
First Snow

I looked at it, and I wanted to crawl back under my warm covers. My children saw it, and to them it was something to experience, to feel, touch, handle and manipulate
Crimson Mist

I'm driving down the mountain. The forest on either side of the Jerusalem Highway has an eerie, mystical aura. The words pop into my mind: Free Choice
Story
The Man on the Junk Heap

Once upon a time there was a fabulously rich man who was miserable. He took up music, sports, travel, even meditation; but nothing seemed to help. With no other choice he went to a wise man for advice...
News
A Fresh Approach to Ancient Texts

A suite of college-style courses, a select group of rabbis schooled in modern teaching methods and thousands of eager students across North America. The result? Read on…
Time was the first creation; thus, the sanctification of time is the first mitzvah commanded to Israel.
— The Rebbe