Va'eira archive
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Parshat Va’era: A miracle within a miracle.
Transcript: A miracle within a miracle. That is how Rashi describes the seventh of the ten plagues in Egypt. The plague of hail. And how was that the case? The Read more... -
Va’era: How you can be as great as Moshe
Transcript: Who was greater: Moshe or Aharon? In Parshat Va’era the Torah provides us with the genealogy of the tribe of Levi. We arrive in this list at the household Read more... -
Va’era: Never tolerate the intolerable!
Transcript: We should never tolerate an intolerable situation. In Parshat Va’era (Shemot 6:6) Hashem promises the suffering Israelites in Egypt, “Vehotseiti etchem mitachet sivlot Mitzrayim,” – “I will deliver you Read more... -
Va’eira: Covid-19 must prompt us to treasure older people
The Chief Rabbis’ weekly insight for Parshat Va’eira Transcript: From the Coronavirus we learn that we should never forsake our senior citizens. Ever since the commencement of the pandemic, the Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Va’eira
What’s the connection between the Waldorf Astoria and the 10 plagues? In the 1890s there were two hotels right alongside each other in Manhattan. The Waldorf and the Astoria. The Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Va’eira
This week, the Chief Rabbi explains how each of us can achieve true greatness. Has anyone been as great as Moshe? In Parashat Va’eira the Torah presents us with a Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Va’eira
In this week’s D’var Torah the Chief Rabbi asks who the true heavyweights are within our society. Who are the true heavyweights within our society? In Parashat Va’eira we are Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Va’eira
Importance is just a figment of our imagination. In Parashat Va’eira, on the eve of the redemption of our people, we have a long list of genealogical information presented to Read more...
