In the beginning of Parshat Bo, Hashem gives him a command, ‘Bo el-par’oh’, which means ‘come to Pharaoh’.The Kotzker Rebbe gives a beautiful explanation. He says that Hashem could sense that Moshe was feeling alone.

 

If the images in this email are not displaying, please see the options listed above for allowing blocked content. View this email in your browser Dear *|FNAME| Was Moshe coming or going?  In the beginning of Parshat Bo, Hashem gives him a command, ‘Bo el-par’oh’, which means ‘come to Pharaoh’. Hashem was actually instructing Moshe to go to Pharaoh. So why did he say ‘bo’? You will notice that the whole Sedra is named after this term. The Kotzker Rebbe gives a beautiful explanation. He says that Hashem could sense that Moshe was feeling alone. After all, he was going to confront Pharaoh, King of Egypt, in his palace. He had the entire Egyptian nation pitted against him and he also knew that his own people weren’t passionately in support of him... For the rest of this D'var Torah, click the links below to watch the video or download the printable transcript. Watch: The Chief Rabbi's D'var Torah Share on Facebook Tweet this Forward by email Download the printable transcript. Shabbat Shalom and may we continue to pray for the safety of Israel and the Jewish people.  Look back through the Chief Rabbi's insights on the weekly Torah portion on our website here.  Our mailing address is: Office of the Chief Rabbi 305 Ballards Lane London, N12 8GB United Kingdom Add us to your address book