Parshas Bo, the importance of consistent growth and education.

This week's Torah portion is Parshas Bo.

This week's Parsha Perspective is dedicated in honor of 70 years of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's leadership.

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Our Parsha begins with Moshe and Aaron warning Pharaoh about the upcoming plague of locusts. After Moshe and Aaron left, Pharaoh’s ministers begged him to set the Jewish nation free, they argued that the Egyptian people were suffering excessive amounts of pain. Pharaoh then called back Moshe and Aaron and told them he will allow them to serve G-d in the desert, however, they must leave their children behind as collateral. Moshe and Aaron refused his offer, and Pharaoh stubbornly refused to allow the Jewish people to go with no prior conditions.

When the plague of locusts and darkness concluded, Pharaoh called Moshe back and offered to let the Jewish nation leave without their animals. When Moshe refused, Pharaoh sent him away and warned him to never appear in his presence again (10:28) “You shall no longer see my face, for the day you see my face, you shall die!”

The last plague, the passing of all firstborn started at midnight, as the death toll rose, Pharaoh, who was a firstborn himself, ran to Moshe and told him to lead the Jewish people out of Egypt immediately. The Jewish nation gathered their belongings, and the Egyptians valuables and left Egypt midday on the fifteenth of Nissan.

We find out why Moshe repeats the Mitzvah of telling this story to your children three separate times.

We learn the importance of consistent growth and education.