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Torah and Jewish Idea => Torah and Jewish Idea => Topic started by: muman613 on January 11, 2013, 12:03:31 AM
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Shalom my good JTF friends,
This week we are reading the portion of Va'eira in which we see Moses going up to Pharoah and demanding that the Jewish people who are enslaved in Egypt be released, in order to go to the desert to worship Hashem for three days. Ultimately this was just a ruse because they had no intention of returning. The reason for the trickery according to some is that because Pharoah used trickery to enslave the Jews so too he would be tricked into letting them free (Measure for Measure). When Pharoah refuses to allow the people to leave the proverbial waste-hits-the-fan when Hashem unleashes a series of plagues which ravage the entire country of Egypt.
Each of the plagues is said to represent Hashems control over nature... While the first three did not really move Pharoah (because his own magicians were able to duplicate the plagues in the test-tube) eventually Pharoah becomes frightened and considers letting the Jews go, but Hashem hardens his heart because it is Divine will to unleash all ten plagues on Egypt in order to demonstrate Hashems ultimate control over heaven and earth...
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3242/jewish/Vaeira-in-a-Nutshell.htm
G‑d reveals Himself to Moses. Employing the “four expressions of redemption,” He promises to take out the Children of Israel from Egypt, deliver them from their enslavement, redeem them, and acquire them as His own chosen people at Mount Sinai; He will then bring them to the land He promised to the Patriarchs as their eternal heritage.
Moses and Aaron repeatedly come before Pharaoh to demand in the name of G‑d, “Let My people go, so that they may serve Me in the wilderness.” Pharaoh repeatedly refuses. Aaron’s staff turns into a snake and swallows the magic sticks of the Egyptian sorcerers. G‑d then sends a series of plagues upon the Egyptians.
The waters of the Nile turn to blood; swarms of frogs overrun the land; lice infest all men and beasts. Hordes of wild animals invade the cities; a pestilence kills the domestic animals; painful boils afflict the Egyptians. For the seventh plague, fire and ice combine to descend from the skies as a devastating hail. Still, “the heart of Pharaoh was hardened and he would not let the children of Israel go, as G‑d had said to Moses.”
Let us start with Rabbi Richmans latest video... (whoops, audio only...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIpng3N8vbw
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Rabbi Shafiers latest short thought on the Parsha:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MddaDB4Uwzk
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Now for a talk by Rabbi Finkelstein on this weeks sidrah:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-pUzdWstGQ
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Everyones (I hope) favorite Kabbalist of our time, the always interesting Rabbi Yitzak Ginsburg...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InRLnfT6MJM
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Once again, the master of Torah videos, Rabbi Richman...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkJKirqXyH4
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The great Rabbi Moshe Weisblum talks a little bit about the portion..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DNJUZbdXjU
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Rabbi Nagen always has very spiritually moving talks, here he talks about our weekly portion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUnM7rWya7Y
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Here is Rabbi Finkelsteins latest (posted yesterday) video on this weeks portion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i-W1qlKcmU
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The 'reincarnated' Rabbi Chaim Miller talks about some mystical insights in Vaeira.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-14VcaUyAlA
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Rabbi Odze often gives some interesting facts about the portion of the week..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qztr8lP7quI
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Rabbi Trugman, of BeThereIsrael from Israel, talking about the Chassidic insight into Va'eira.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlZiuZqhAHc
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Two Rabbi Herschel Finman short Torah ideas...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slUF97w4T3M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq92nrWuH4c
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The Rabbi with the thick Russian accent, who made aliyah to Jerusalem, Rabbi Svirsky...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGhkXt80Hj8
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Rabbi Finkelstein keeps going on this weeks parasha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS-95atHWPM
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The 'Halacha Rabbi' Wilhelm on this weeks portion...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2W-deB6SxE
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Rabbi DovBer Pinson on the first verse of Vaera..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ezKF67LHeI
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Some more learning from Rabbi Ginsburg:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKIQcYTdvo
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A nice explanation of the 'Three groups of Three plagues' idea which we learn on Pesach:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjGTeST4iOE
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Been substituting reading the KJV for your parasha posts. Keep it up, I care even if I don't comment.
Shalom 112, I certainly appreciate your comments... I hope that all who watch receives the wisdom and the blessings which Hashem wants to bless us with.