All posts in: Vaeira

• Vaeira

  7 years ago

  Why the Parsha ends in the middle of the plagues

  This Parsha sees the beginning of the process of redemption. Despite great expectations however, the Parsha ends somewhat anticlimactically and gives rise to some ..

  Written by Benji Landau
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• Vaeira

  7 years ago

  Natural Miracles…..?

  This week’s parsha contains the majority of the 10 plagues. But why 10? Surely, God could have affected the exodus with two or three spectacular strikes, or even ..

  Written by Rafi Jager
• Vaeira

  7 years ago

  Don’t let your anger fill the land!!!

  Vata’al ha’tz’fardaya vat’chas es Eretz Mitzraim (8:2)” – “And the frog arose and covered the land of Mitzraim.” ..

  Written by Benjamin A Rose
• Vaeira

  7 years ago

  Parashas Vaeira – long

  Parashas Vaeira This week’s parasha sees the start of the plagues against Egypt, and how many of those plagues are mentioned in this week’s sedra? … Just ..

  Written by Daniel Sandground
• Vaeira

  7 years ago

  Moshe, Aharon, YOU, are all equals!!!

  “Hu Aaron Umoshe” (6:26); “Hu Moshe ViAaron” (6:27) Rashi points out, that there are places where the Torah places Aaron before Moshe and there ..

  Written by Benjamin A Rose
• Vaeira

  7 years ago

  Parshas Vaera; Worlds Apart – long vort

  There is a certain level of humour when one sees 2 things which seem very similar but in fact are very different. I remember visiting my cousins for Shabbes and on the way back ..

  Written by d fine
• Vaeira

  7 years ago

  Voera

  The term “revolution” brings to mind firebrand leaders uniting the quashed masses to reclaim their rights from the hands of those who clung to feudal privileges, ..

  Written by Rabbi Dovid Sipper
• Vaeira

  7 years ago

  another answer to the ‘Pharoah’s freechoice’ DT

  The Chofetz Chaim answers that generally Teshuva is not a natural process – since when can we reach such intensity and regret that we are allowed to undo past ..

  Written by d fine
• Vaeira

  7 years ago

  Pharoah’s free choice

  The question has been often asked; HaShem clearly states that He hardened Pharoah’s heart so that Pharoah will continue to refuse to let the Bnei Yisrael go free. ..

  Written by d fine
• Vaeira

  7 years ago

  Va’era: Could the Egyptians be that stupid? (Re: the frogs)

  The opinion of Rabbi Akiva (and the one quoted by rashi in the sedra) is that the plague of frogs was really ‘the plague of frog.’ Let me explain; one large ..

  Written by Daniel Fine