by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 12, 2022 | Messiah, Passover, Redemption, Va'eira
At the Passover Seder, Jews are obligated to drink four cups of wine while leaning to the left. The Mishnah (Pesachim 10:1) states that even the poor are obliged to drink the four cups. Each cup is imbibed at a specific point in the Seder. The first is for Kiddush...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 29, 2021 | God, Va'eira
When Moses and Aaron confronted Pharaoh, his court magicians tried to refute their demand to release the Hebrews by mimicking their miraculous acts. This proved to be within the magicians’ abilities when they faced the rod-born serpent, the Nile turning to blood, and...
by Mordi Levi | f 13, 2021 | God, Hebrew Language, Miracles, Va'eira
In this verse, God commands Moses and Aaron to confront Pharaoh and demand that he let the Children of Israel leave Egypt. He warns them that Pharaoh will tell them to perform a sign in order to prove that they were indeed sent by God. He, therefore, tells Moses to...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 25, 2017 | Va'eira
Under law, official Israeli documents must include the Hebrew date, and holidays in Israel are determined according to the Jewish calendar, not the Gregorian one. This is just one example of Israel’s “discriminatory” laws that Palestinian rights groups have complained...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2016 | Va'eira
The Torah portion of Va’eira begins with Exodus 6:2. God speaks to Moses and explains to him that He is the God who appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that He hears the suffering of the Children of Israel, and that He will keep His promise with their...
