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Parashat Va'era

Exodus 6:2-9:35

God reveals Himself to Moshe with promises of redemption and a name that speaks of enduring presence. The ten plagues begin, each challenging Pharaoh’s power while unveiling divine sovereignty to Egypt and Israel alike. Va’era probes the mystery of human stubbornness and divine patience in the face of injustice.

  • God Does Not Exist. So, Let’s Serve Him!

    In Parashat Va'era

    In this week's parashah God announces himself to Moshe: “I appeared to Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaacov as El Shadai, not through my Ineffable Name….” “El Shadai” means: The God of Enough. That name was good enough for Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaacov, who did not experience God in all of His contradictions. But now with the beginning of the Exodus, something has changed. For God to be meaningful to us, He must appear in the world in ways through which we can identify with Him. But God in His essence is something totally different about which we mortals have no clue.