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Learning the weekly Parashah with children is a great way to introduce Torah ideas and values at a young age. Here are the activity sheets for Parashah Shemot (recommended for 4-8 years old). Enjoy learning!
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Parshat Bo discusses the final plagues and the removal of Pharaoh’s free will. After Pharaoh hardened his own heart during the initial plagues, the Creator punished him "measure for measure" and deprived him of the ability to choose good ("For I have hardened his heart"). The purpose of hardening his heart was to demonstrate to Pharaoh that he is not his own master, but rather a tool in the hands of Divine Providence. This leads to a fundamental question: Why was Pharaoh punished for refusing to free the Israelites once his ability to choose had been taken from him?
The reason for the removal of his power of choice was Pharaoh’s statement: "Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice?" which constitutes a dishonor for the Creator. The prohibition of blasphemy is one of the Seven Noahide Laws. The duty of a …
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In the Book of Exodus (7:14-15), the Creator commands Moses to embark on a mission with precise timing and location: "Go to Pharaoh in the morning; behold, he is going out to the water, and you shall stand to meet him on the bank of the Nile." Rashi explains the hidden reason behind this early meeting: Pharaoh presented himself as a god, claiming that as a divine being, he did not have physiological needs like flesh and blood. To maintain this lie, Pharaoh would rise early to go to the Nile in secret, unseen by any eye, to relieve himself there. Pharaoh knew well that he was but flesh and blood, yet, he fabricated false myths and spread them so his people would follow him blindly. Why did G-d choose to send Moses specifically to this spot at this exact hour?
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Beautifully written. I like the reference to idolatry, which is, as described one of the main prohibitions of the Noahide laws.
In my experience, the more one purifies their activities regarding anything that could even remotely be perceived as idolatry, the clearer one can see what the correct path is. And the more one purifies their behaviour the trickier and more freeing it gets.
The Rabbis I talk to often mention that "leaving Mitzrayim" can be an allusion to overcoming one's tendency to indulge in even permitted activities too much, i.e. as if someone has an addiction to something that by itself is permitted.
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Learning the weekly Parashah with children is a great way to introduce Torah ideas and values at a young age. Here are this week's activity sheets for Parashah Re'eh (recommended for 4-8 years old). Enjoy learning!
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Pharoh is alive and (seemingly) well in N Korea Russia and China. And to a certain degree everywhere else. The light of Torah is getting brighter and brighter though. With the strength of Torah we can overcome and gain our freedom to choose to serve Hashem. Keep the teachings coming.