Haftarah: Parshat Bo (5786)
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About this lesson
A lesson in English on the haftarah of Parshat Bo, a portion of the Book of Shemot (Exodus).
The haftarah is the passage from the Prophets read in synagogue on Shabbat after the Torah reading.
It belongs to the series “Haftarah lessons – 5786 (English)” (lesson 10 of 28).
Lesson summary AI-generated
- The haftarah of Bo, from Yirmiyahu, is a prophecy about Egypt that echoes the plagues in the Torah portion.
- The lesson explains that the prophet had to speak first to the Jewish people, who had assimilated among the Egyptians, before the message about the Egyptians could be heard.
- Rashi's comments on the oath using the mountain Tavor and the sea-side Carmel are discussed, with the point that the prophecy speaks to us as well as to Egypt.
- It closes with Hashem's promise to send a destroyer against Egypt, and a warning for the Jewish people to do teshuvah.
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- Parshat Bo
- Haftarah
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