painting the doorposts with lamb's blood

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1. The Speed of Redemption

   Rabbi Alex Israel | 41 minutes

   Central to Parashat Bo are the the unique Pesach Mitzrayim rituals, such as painting doorposts with lamb’s blood, carried out during the night of the Plague of the Firstborn. What is the purpose of Pesach Mitzrayim? After exploring the respective commentaries of Rambam and Rashi on the meaning and symbolism behind the rituals, we arrive at a message about the need to invest ourselves in the redemption process

2. The House of Bondage

   Rabbi Chanoch Waxman

   Yetziat Mizrayim parallels “Yetziah Sodom” in the time of Lot. Lot had the compassion of Abraham, but tragedy resulted when he could not break out of his “Sedom identity.” The challenge of the doorpost for Pesach Mitzrayim is for Bnei Yisrael — will they trust in God’s command? Can they break with their Egyptian identities and become God’s people?

3. “Who Passed Over the Houses of the Children of Israel”

   Rabbi Yaakov Medan

   Did God smite the Egyptian firstborns on His own, or through an angel? What does it mean that God passed over the houses of Israel? A simple reading of the text suggests that God’s “passing over” means that He refrained from taking action. When God smote the firstborn of Egypt, He refrained from harming the firstborn of Israel. However, we may actually suggest that God passed over them in the sense that His Shekhina hovered over them. The act of destruction He handed over to an agent, But God was not prepared to hand over to an agent the task of protecting His firstborn son, Israel. 

4. Parshat Bo

   Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

   Already four hundred years before the Exodus, Pessah was celebrated in the city of Sdom! According to Rashi, Lot baked matzot, because his guests arrived on Pesach. At first glance, this statement seems rather absurd, for what possible meaning could there be in commemorating an event which had not yet taken place! While examining the purpose and significance of the Korban Pesach, we uncover the fundamental biblical theme of "Yom Hashem". This theme helps us understand the relationship between the destruction of Sdom and the process of Yetziat Mitzraim.

5. Parshat Bo Part 5: The Plague of the Firstborn and Leaving Egypt

   Dr. Yael Ziegler | 36 minutes

   This section of verses describes the commandment and implementation of the preparations for the Plague of the Firstborn and the subsequent departure from Egypt. This podcast discusses the focus on blood in this section, symbolizing birth rather than death, and symbolizing the rejection of Egyptian  worship and the acceptance of the worship of God. 

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