An opening line is always very important. So when HaShem tells Moshe that the first thing he should tell Pharaoh is ‘bni bechori yisrael’ (4:22); that we are HaShem’s firstborns, that must be of major significance. What does it mean to all be firstborns? The Maharal explains that just like any given family has only one firstborn, so too is each and every Jew like a firstborn and only child from HaShem’s Perspective. Everyone is important and every person has their role to play and their own chelek in Torah to bring out into the world...
‘Bishvili nivra ha’olam’ – for me the world was created. Or, as it has been said, ‘shvil’ means a path. Thus, the sentence reads ‘the world was created for my path,’ for everyone is massively important and has a different personal path and power.
Humor
How much does a rainbow weigh? Not much, they’re actually pretty light.
Plan ahead – It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark It’s raining cats and dogs out there. I know, I just stepped in a poodle.
Why did the parrot wear a raincoat?. He wanted to be a polyunsaturated!
An economist friend told me to put something away for a rainy day. I’ve gone for an umbrella.
