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PARASHAT VAERA
Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35; Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21; Gospel: Luke 11:14-22
What's His Name?
The LORD reminded Moses that He appeared to the forefathers as God Almighty (El Shaddai, אל שדי), but He did not reveal His personal name the LORD (HaShem): "I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name, LORD, I did not make Myself known to them" (Exodus 6:3-4).
In this week's reading, Va'era, Pharaoh refuses to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt, even after Aaron exhibits miraculous powers, transforming his staff into a serpent. The first seven plagues strike Egypt: Blood, Frogs, Lice, Wild Beasts, Pestilence, Boils, and Fiery Hail. And still, Pharoah refuses to let “my people go’.
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