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More biblical wackiness acquired from this week's G-dcast: after the seventh or eighth plague, the Pharaoh does agree to let the Jews -- men, women, and children -- leave Egypt and live free (free to worship God, at least). Everyone is allowed to leave.



Parshat Bo from G-dcast.com


However .......

The Pharoah will not allow the COWS to go. Moses demands that the Pharaoh -- who has already agreed to free the men, women, and children -- allow the Jews to take their own cows as well as some Egyptian cows. When Pharaoh says no ... more plagues.

(Moo.)

This week's parsha is Vayishlach, a sentimental favorite because it was the Torah portion I read at my bat mitzvah:


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Jacob wrestles with a stranger (some say an angel; this commentator has an interesting interpretation, though) who injures his groin; he becomes "Israel." Perhaps appropriate because although I'm an atheist, I'm fairly sure that gee-dash-dee and I have spent a good amount of time beating one another up. ;)