Parashat Bo: Responding to the Wicked Son




Mechon Hadar Online Learning show

Summary: Dena Weiss. Even before Benei Yisrael have left Egypt, the Torah imagines what it will be like for later generations to reflect on the importance of this once-in-history event. The Torah says that though the ritual of the pesah offering and the holiday will persist, its meaning will be lost on later generations. Children will ask their parents about the service, but the parents themselves will require guidance in how to respond.