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5.44pm Shabbat: 4 February 2017 – 8 Shevat 5777

‫ פָּ ָר ַשׁת בֹּא‬- Parashat Bo Parasha Focus: Being careful not to cause a '‫ִחלוּל ה‬ - a desecration of Hashem’s name

In last week's ‫( פָּ ָר ָשׁה‬parasha) of ‫( וָ אֵ ָרא‬Va’eira) we were told about the first 7 plagues that '‫ ה‬sent to ‫( ִמ ְצ ָריִם‬Egypt), and in this week's ‫פָּ ָר ָשׁה‬, the final 3 plagues are described. The two above pesukim are talking about the 10th plague, ‫ מַ כַּ ת בְּ כוֹרוֹת‬- The plague of the first born. In the first pasuk, when ‫ מ ֶֹשה‬informs ‫ פַּ ְרעֹה‬about the plague that is about to start, he uses the word ‫ כַּ חַ צוֹת‬which means at “about” midnight, yet in the second passuk, which describes the actual plague, we are told that '‫ ה‬killed the first-borns ‫בַּ חֲ צוֹת‬, “at” midnight precisely. Rashi explains the difference: ‫משׁה‬ ֶ was careful not to say at midnight (‫ )בַּ חֲ צוֹת‬and used the word ‫( כַּ חַ צוֹת‬round about midnight) instead because he was concerned that the Egyptian astrologers would call him a liar if the plague did not happen exactly at midnight according to their calculations. This could have caused a cause a '‫ – חִלוּל ה‬a desecration of Hashem’s name in the eyes of the Egyptians, even if it was for a few moments. ‫ מ ֶֹשׁה‬was therefore careful not to leave himself open to misinterpretation. In the second pasuk when '‫ ה‬actually performed the plague, the term used is "at midnight" because only '‫ ה‬knows the precise moment of midnight. After the plague of the killing of the first born, Bnei Yisrael celebrated the first Pesach which was called Pesach Mitzrayim.

‫בס"ד‬

‫וַ יֹאמֶ ר מ ֶֹשׁה כֹּה ָאמַ ר ה' כַּחֲ צֹת ַֹהלַיְ לָה אֲ נִ י יוֹצֵ א בְּ תוְֹך ִמ ְצ ַריִם‬ ‫וַ יְ ִהי בַּ חֲ ִצי הַ לַיְ לָה וַה' ִהכָּה כָל בְּ כוֹר בְּ אֶ ֶרץ ִמ ְצ ַריִ ם‬ Writing - ‫ כְּ ִתיבָ ה‬- Copy the above pasukim into script ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Extra Challenge – copy this Rashi into script _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

Comprehension - ‫הַ בָ נַת הַ נִ ְק ָרא‬ 1. What is the difference in translation between the words ‫ כַּ חַ צוֹת‬and ‫?בַּ חַ צוֹת‬ ______________________________________________________________ _____________ 2. According to Rashi why did Moshe use the word ‫ כַּ חַ צוֹת‬when speaking to the Egyptians and not ‫?בַּ חַ צוֹת‬ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. What were the last 3 plagues? ___________________________________________________________________________ Go and Learn - ‫צֵ א וּלְ מַ ד‬ The mitzvah of Tefillin is mentioned at the end of the parasha. What are the names, in Hebrew of the two tefillin boxes? ______________________________________________________

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