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The Portion of Bo is about darkness, the kind that breaks systems. The Torah describes a cascade when a civilization confuses its source of light. Locusts cover the land until [Shemot 10:15] “it is darkened,” stripping Egypt of green and…

The Exodus from Egypt took place in the springtime.

In Parsha Bo (Shmot 13:4) we come across a statement that seems obvious:

Today, in the month of Aviv, you are leaving.

Rashi asks: Did B’nai Yisrael not know in which month they went out?…

The twenty-first century was supposed to be the era in which nuclear weapons faded into irrelevance. Instead, they have become something stranger: ever-present symbols of power whose actual use is either unthinkable or catastrophic. From…

Martin Luther King Jr. Day serves as a reminder of the “Beloved Community.” It’s Dr. King’s vision of a society rooted in justice, equal opportunity, and love for one’s neighbor.  It reminded me of the recent Common Faith podcast…

The earliest art in the world has been thrown back to at least 67,800 years ago, researchers reported on Wednesday after a survey of caves in the Sulawesi province of Indonesia. In fact they think people may have been making art in the region…

As someone deeply invested in building bridges between Jews and Christians, I’ve watched with concern the recent controversy over…

This post is in honour of Mental Health Awareness Shabbat which will be on Shabbat Bo – 24th January 2026.

In this week’s parsha we read about the plague of darkness, which can be likened to the experiences of many living with mental…

This is not hearsay. It is not speculation. It is not the product of exile politics or foreign media agendas. What follows is an audio testimony received by the Goya newsletter from a resident of Karaj — a witness to a state-led slaughter…

What is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict really about? Most people will answer land and politics. While these do constitute an important role, there is another key factor which is essential in understanding the conflict, one often ignored by…

In past millennia, civilizations rose and fell. The discoveries and ideas of each society, contributed to the growth and development of the next.

All the way to our times. All the way to the post-WW2 global order — that is now imploding.