Parshas Bo

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Another great Parsha with many ideas for your Parsha Party. REMINDER - THIS IS A SPRINGBOARD OF IDEAS. YOU CAN CHOOSE ONE IDEA OR A FEW. AND HAVE THE KIDS GUESS THE CONNECTIONS.

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Parshas Bo

Parshas Bo continues with the last three of the Ten Makkos. Hashem tells Moshe “Bo”, "come" to Paraoh again as I have hardened his heart to show My signs and show your future generations what I did to Mitzrayim.

Arbeh – Moshe and Aharon warn Paraoh that if he does not let the people go, locusts will swarm the land. They will darken it, devour the crops left after Barad, and fill the houses of the Mitzrim.

Paraoh’s servants beg him to listen. He agrees to send only the men, leaving the women, children, and flocks behind. When Moshe insists everyone must go, Paraoh angrily drives Moshe and Aharon from the palace.

Moshe stretches out his hand, and Hashem brings a strong eastern wind that carries the locusts across the land. They consume all the greenery. Paraoh asks Moshe to end the plague, but once again Hashem hardens Paraoh’s heart, and he refuses to let the Jews go.

Choshech – Moshe stretches his hand toward the sky, and Hashem brings a thick darkness over the land. For three days, no one can see or move, except for the Jewish people who have light.

Paraoh sends for Moshe and agrees to let the Jews go serve Hashem, but demands that the flocks and cattle stay behind. Moshe refuses, saying that everything must go, and not even a horse’s hoof will remain. Paraoh angrily throws him out and warns him never to see his face again.

Hashem then tells Moshe that one final plague will come, and afterward the Jews will go free. Before that, He instructs the people to ask the Mitzriyim for gold and silver.

Makas Bechoros – Moshe warns that around midnight Hashem will strike the bechorim, the firstborn of the Mitzriyim and their animals. A great cry will rise throughout the land, but among the Jewish people no one will be harmed—not even a dog will sharpen its tongue against them.

The Mitzvah of Rosh Chodesh – Hashem instructs Moshe to set up Rosh Chodesh and shows him what the moon will look like in the beginning of the month.

Karban Pesach – Hashem commands the people to prepare the Korban Pesach. Each household must take a lamb on the tenth of the month, keep it until the fourteenth, and then slaughter it. Smaller households may join together with neighbors. The lamb must be watched for four days to ensure it has no blemish. Some of the blood is placed on the doorposts.

That night, the meat must be eaten roasted over fire, together with Matzah and Maror. It may only be eaten roasted, not raw and not cooked in water. Nothing may be left until morning, and anything remaining must be burned. It must be eaten dressed for travel, with shoes on, a stick in hand, and eaten quickly.

At that time, Hashem will pass through the land and strike every bechor, the firstborn of the Mitzriyim and their animals. He will pass over all the houses that have blood on their doorposts—hence the name Passover.

The Chag of Pesach - And it will become a holy day for you to celebrate. Seven days of eating Matzah and getting rid of Chametz from your midst starting on the 14th of the Month. The Matzah will need to be watched and the laws of Pesach must be kept.

Moshe tells the Zekainim – elders what Hashem commanded to do and all the people did what they were told.

At exactly midnight, there was sudden death of all the firstborns in every house in Mitzrayim and the people were screaming and yelling.

Paraoh in pajamas in the middle of the night ♩♪♫♬🎼—Paraoh and his servants wake to the screaming and have had enough. Paraoh runs to Moshe and says to get your people out immediately. Take everyone and the animals as you demanded, go serve Hashem, and bless me so that I will not die. The Mitzriyim also rush the Jewish people to leave.

The people grab their dough before it has risen, along with Matzah and Maror, tie up the leftovers, and carry them on their shoulders. As they were instructed earlier, they go to the Mitzriyim and ask for silver and gold, and they are given it. About 600,000 men, together with their families, travel to sacrifice to Hashem. The Eruv Rav (Rashi: a mixture of nations that converted) goes up with them, along with their animals. As they travel, the dough bakes on their shoulders into flat Matzahs.

The Parsha concludes with the halachos of eating the Korban Pesach and several mitzvos related to Yetzias Mitzrayim, including the mitzvah of Tefillin. The firstborn, both human and animal, are holy to Hashem and must be redeemed.

(Adapted partially from Chabad.org, and The Pesukim and Rashi)

And now for the fun part

PARSHA PARTY

SNACKS LISTED FIRST SO YOU CAN TRY AND GUESS TOO!

• Green sour sticks

• Fruit Attack candies

• Cotton Candy

• Heart lollies

• Black Jelly beans or licorice

• Black Cherry soda

• Black and white cookies

• Black and white sandwich cookies

• Dark Chocolate

• Chocolate Gooey Brownies

• Sour Apple candies

• Fruit by the foot

• Chocolate coins

• Candy Necklaces

• Jewel pops

• Cry Babies

• Gushers

• Gummy bones

• Tongue – or Pastrami strips that looks like a tongue

• Moon shape cookies

• Pesach Candy

• Red Powerade

• Brownie Bar with a read sourstick along the edges

• Marshmallows

• Barbeque chips or anything BBQ flavored

• Roasted food or nuts

• Matzah Crackers

• Shock Pops

• Pretzel Rods

• Gluten Free Cookies

• Sleepy Time Tea

• Doughnuts

THE PARSHA PARTY ANSWER LIST!

Green sour sticks – Locusts (Can cut smaller)

Fruit Attack candies – Arbeh attacked the fruits and trees

Cotton Candy – Clouds and winds that brought the Arbeh

Heart lollies – Hashem hardened Paraoh’s heart

Black Jelly beans or licorice, Black Cherry soda, Dark Chocolate, Black and white cookies

Black and white sandwich cookies, Chocolate gooey brownies – Choshech (Can also use brownie squares to make tefillin, a mitzvah mentioned in this Parsha)

Sour Apple candies – The word used to describe the darkenss is Afela – Alef Peh Lamed – these letters can be sounded as “Apple”

Fruit by the foot – 1. Not even the hoof of horse left behind 2. They had to wear their shoes and be ready to run

Chocolate coins, Candy Necklaces, Jewel pops – The silver and gold from the Mitzriyim

Cry Babies – The great big cry by Makkas Bechoros

Gushers – Firstborn sons dying and blood on the door ways

Gummy Bones – No Dog will whet it’s tongue

Tongue or Pastrami strips that looks like a tongue (For the meal) – No Dog whet its tongue to the Jewish people – this one’s great for the meal

Moon shape cookies – Rosh Chodesh

Pesach Candy – No chametz / the holiday of Pesach

Red Powerade – Blood of the sheep for Karban Pesach

Brownie Bar with a read sourstick along the edges (credit Reismans) – A door with blood on it

Marshmallows – Sheep to sacrifice to Hashem

Barbeque chips or anything BBQ flavored, Roasted food or nuts

– The Karban Pesach can only be Roasted or BBQ on fire

Matzah Crackers - Dough baked into Matzah and we commemorate with eating Matzah on Pesach

Shock Pops – Marror is bitter – Mouth shocker

Pretzel Rods – The stick they needed in their hand ready to go the minute Hashem said it’s time

Gluten Free Cookies – No chametz allowed

Sleepy Time Tea – Paraoh was sleeping and awoke to a great big cry

Doughnuts – The dough of the Matzahs that baked on their shoulders

Have a wonderful Shabbos!

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