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My Jewish Learning: How Long Have Rabbis Been Giving Sermons?

 
 
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This staple of the modern synagogue service has a long history in Jewish life.
WORD OF THE DAY
Pronounced yih-roo-shah-LIE-eem, this word from the Hebrew root for "wholeness" and "peace," is the Hebrew name for Jerusalem.
WEEKLY TORAH PORTION
Torah
Parashat Bo
Exodus 10:1 – 13:16
SUMMARY
In this Torah portion, God sends the eighth and ninth plagues, locusts and darkness, but Pharaoh still refuses to free the Israelite slaves. God tells Moses that the 10th plague will be killing all the firstborn Egyptians. God commands each Israelite home to slaughter a lamb and spread the blood on their doorposts, in order to protect their firstborns. After the death of the firstborns, Pharaoh demands that the Israelites leave.
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COMMENTARY
Separateness is not the same as narrowness.
 

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