Parshah VA’EIRA (וָאֵרָא‎ — Hebrew for “and I appeared”) is the first word that God speaks in Exodus 6:3. This is the fourteenth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה‎, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the second in the Book of Shemot (aka Exodus).[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Va’eira

    Torah Portion:
    Exodus 6:2 – 9:35

    Aliyot:
    1. Exodus 6:2-13
    2. Exodus 6:14-28
    3. Exodus 6:29 – 7:7
    4. Exodus 7:8 – 8:6
    5. Exodus 8:7-18
    6. Exodus 8:19 – 9:16
    7. Exodus 9:17-35

    Haftarah:
    Ezekiel 28:25 – 29:21

    The parashah tells of Moses and Aaron’s encounter with Pharaoh during the first seven plagues of Egypt: water turned to blood, frog swarms, lice, wild beasts, livestock disease, boils, and hail.

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    Through Pharaoh’s transformation, we learn the fundamental principles of Free-Will, Teshuvah, Retribution for Sin, and Prophecy.

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    From Around the Web

    Parsha Summary for Parshas Va’eira

    Posted: December 27, 2021

    Torah.org / Rabbi Aron Tendler

    Parsha Q&A – Parashat Va’eira

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    Ten Plagues For Ten Statements

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    Ohel Moshe / Rabbi Michael Bar-Ron

    Overcoming Setbacks

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    Aish / Rabbi Lord Jonathon Sacks

    Justice

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    Torah.org / Shlomo Katz

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