My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Bo (2)
Posted by Daniel M. Kimmel on January 29, 2009 | Tags: Bo
People in administrative positions get lots of advice and then have to make the hard decisions themselves. In Parshah Bo we get a good example of not heeding good advice when Pharaoh ignores his courtiers before the eighth plague. One would think the message got through by now, but Pharaoh's courtiers press the point, "How long shall this one be a snare to us? Let the men go to worship the Lord their God! Are you not aware that Egypt is loss?" (Exo. 10:7) Yet when Moses and Aaron come back and Pharaoh starts trying to dictate terms again. There's a fine line between bravely defying the prevailing wisdom and being a pigheaded fool. Pharaoh was clearly on the wrong side of that line.
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Daniel M. KimmelJoined: October 2, 2007 Daniel M. Kimmel is a Boston area film critic, lecturer and author. He does these weekly mini-lessons for the Mishkan Tefila Brotherhood's newsletter. You are free to use them for similar purposes. Divrei Torah (117) |
