In this week’s Torah portion, VaEra, and in the Passover prayers and Haggadah, we emphasize the miraculous nature of the Exodus from Egypt. Moses’ staff became a snake, ten terrifying plagues punished the Egyptians, the Red Sea split for the Jews but drowned Pharaoh’s army and on and on. It does not appear however, that…
Harry Rothenberg explains the lesson we can learn from the frogs. View this video directly on VIMEO
G-d tells Moses to tell Aaron to start the first 3 plagues by hitting the water and the ground. Why couldn’t Moses have done it? View this video directly on VIMEO
The Torah lists many of G-d’s names in the beginning of this parsha. Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains one of them. View this video directly on Vimeo.
This Shabbat we will be saying special prayers in the synagogue to announce and bless the new month in the following week. We do this because the concepts and lessons contained in the Jewish calendar are so central to our beliefs that it is necessary to teach and emphasize them regularly. The calendar is a…