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Bo 5766 - February 3, 2006

L’chaim to Chutzpah!

Imagine coming home one day, taking the beloved idiot box and throwing it out the window. Now, picture doing that when you work for the networks, and your boss came over to watch the news with you . . .
Parshah
Bo in a Nutshell
G-d commands the first mitzvah: the calendar. The final three plagues are visited about the Egyptians: locusts, darkness and death of the firstborn. Pharaoh finally cracks and sends the Jewish people running. The holiday of Passover and the Passover offering are introduced.
Four Ways to Use Your Head

Is there really such a thing as "theoretical knowledge," or is it just a theory?
Story
The Two Watchmen

Once there was a king who had a beautiful orchard with splendid figs. He appointed two watchmen for his orchard: one watchman was lame, and the other one was blind . . .
Living
Brain Control

Our stomachs are, in a way, smarter than our brains...
Who Needs Religion, If It's the Cause of So Much Violence?

Since all the wars of history were caused by religion, wouldn't the world be better off without it?
It shall be as a sign upon your arm, and as tefillin between your eyes, that with a strong hand G‑d took us out of Egypt.
— Exodus 13:16
Print Magazine

It’s G-d’s world. Everything He gives is good, the sweetest good.

But it is often a good far too great for us to understand. We imagine it is not good, because that’s the only way to make sense of it with our small minds.

Yet the truth is, He gives us all the good we can handle. If we could take more, He would g...