Posts Tagged: Vaera
Parshat Vaera: The Weighing of the Heart
In this week’s parsha, before even the first plague has struck Egypt, God tells Moses: “I will harden Pharaoh’s heart and multiply My miraculous signs...
Parshat Vaera: The God Who Acts in History
The Israelites were at their lowest ebb. They had been enslaved. A decree had been issued that every male child was to be killed. Moses...
To Improve People’s Spirituality, Improve Their Standard of Living
The Torah sometimes says something of fundamental importance in what seems like a minor and incidental comment. There is a fine example of this near...
Freedom is Ours to Lose
The question is ancient. If God hardened Pharaoh's heart, then it was God who made Pharaoh refuse to let the Israelites go, not Pharaoh himself....
