Bo - בוא : "Come"
Torah : Exodus 10:1-13:16
Haftarah : Jeremiah 46:13-28
Gospel : Mark 3:7-19

Thought for the Week:

Pharaoh's Dream: In his dream, he had seen himself sitting on his throne. An old man appeared before him, holding a big scale which he hung up before Pharaoh. He reached out with one hand, grasped all the nobles and princes of the Egyptian court, bound them, and placed them on one side of the scale. Then he brought a little white lamb and put it on the other side of the scale, and behold—the scale continued dropping until the little white lamb had pulled them all down. Pharaoh awoke with cold sweat on his brow. (Yalqut Shimoni)

Commentary:

In Parashat Bo, Moses and Aaron continue to wage a war of signs and wonders while Pharaoh continues to harden his heart and to be hardened in heart. A plague of locusts descends upon Egypt, turning the ground black with their sheer numbers, devouring every living thing. A plague of darkness blots out the lights of Egypt with a darkness so heavy that it was palpable. Yet in the houses of the Israelites there was light. Finally, the signs and wonders culminate with a terrible and awe inspiring final plague, one that will strike at the very heart of Egypt, breaking through even Pharao...