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“And the blood shall serve as a sign on the houses in which you are.” (12:13)

Rashi explains this sign shall be for you and not for others. Hence we may derive that the blood was smeared on the inside of the house. The principal reason for smearing the blood on the inside of the threshold was for the Jew to comprehend the importance of self-sacrifice in the privacy of his home. He must concentrate on the inner dimensions of his personality. The essence of the Jewish act is not the one performed on the public stage, but the one performed on the inner stage, when the audience is only Hashem. The only audience to which…

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“And Moshe replied, we will go with our young and old alike.” (10:9)

Why does Moshe mention the young before the old? Should not the elders go before the young? The Kesav Sofer responds that the young had to be rescued as soon as possible. Since they lacked a proper spiritual upbringing, they were more susceptible than their elders to the Egyptian environment. Only after the youth had left, did the older generation, who still maintained some roots in Judaism, and were more likely to survive spiritually in Egypt, leave. The Koznitzer Magid Zt”l applies a homiletical exposition to this posuk. As we go in our youth, we will ultimately go in our…

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Rabbi L. Scheinbaum In Bo, 5751

“And in order that you relate in the ears of your son and your son’s son that which I have wrought in Egypt and my signs which I have done among them.” (10:2)

Things were witnessed in Egypt that people would talk about for generations. Indeed, in all future encounters nations feared Israel’s potential power because of what transpired in Egypt, yet the Torah tells us that these miraculous occurrences should be told into the ears of our children. If history will proclaim these awesome miracles, why should we then whisper them into the ears of our children? The Torah is teaching us an important lesson. The message of Jewish history depends upon its interpretation. Records of various historical events mean very little. Throughout the annals of Jewish history various miraculous events have…

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Rabbi L. Scheinbaum In Bo, 5751

“And in order that you relate in the ears of your son and your son’s son… so that you may perceive that I am Hashem.” (10:2)

The Torah explicitly states the purpose of the Exodus from Egypt. The entire purpose was the transmittal of this event to future generations. Since the Exodus, divine revelation, and the giving of the Torah are the foundation of our belief, it is mandatory that we relate these events to future generations. Relating these events to the next generation, gives them the opportunity to identify with the previous generation, thereby establishing another link in the chain of our national heritage. Why the necessity to relate this to our children and our children’s children? If every father is obliged to teach his…

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“And the blood shall serve as a sign on the houses in which you are.” (12:13)

“And Moshe replied, we will go with our young and old alike.” (10:9)

“And in order that you relate in the ears of your son and your son’s son that which I have wrought in Egypt and my signs which I have done among them.” (10:2)

“And in order that you relate in the ears of your son and your son’s son… so that you may perceive that I am Hashem.” (10:2)

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