by Rabbi Grisha Abramovich, Rabbi of the Religious Union For Progressive Judaism in the Republic of Belarus, and the Sandy Breslauer Beit Simcha Center for Progressive Judaism, Minsk, Belarus
When reading this week's Parasha, Parashat Bo, we learn not only about the additional plagues that were not mentioned in last week's portion, and not only about the preparations for the very first Passover, but we discover when, why, and who went out of Egypt and were delivered by God. The chapter does not specify names of Jewish families or a list of those who came out of Egypt, but does answer some questions such as "when did the Exodus start?" and perhaps even gives a hint on how to make this important Jewish event a success.
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