Shabbat Sermon by Rabbi Dara Frimmer

January 23, 2026

In Parashat Bo, we linger over Pharaoh’s startling final request: “Bless me, too.” Drawing on classical commentators and surprising midrashim, this sermon explores why our tradition preserves moments of moral cracking even in its greatest villains—and what that teaches us about justice, repentance, and the long arc of redemption.