Parshat Vaera

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God reveals His name to Moses, the first seven plagues strike Egypt, and Pharaoh's heart is hardened. Exodus 6:2-9:35.

Faith of Pharaoh and Aaron

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:246

He is the ultimate power in Egypt, and he is absolutely convinced of his own divinity. So, when Moses and Aaron come to him with their message – "Let my people go, that they may se...

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Moses Leaves Egypt and Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:310

We often think about the plagues as pure punishment, but the tradition reveals a more nuanced picture. The fourth plague, hail, is a great example. : God, in His fury, is about to ...

MosesJobEgypt

Pharaoh: Moses and the Dreamer

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:338

We read about the plagues, the drama, the escape... but what about the quieter moments? What about the conversations that might have happened just before the dawn broke and freedom...

JosephMosesPrayerHoly Land

Moses the Lawgiver and Pharaoh

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 11:6

The verse in Exodus 9:10 tells us, "They took soot of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses threw it heavenward; and it became boils erupting into blisters upon man and ...

Hell/GehennaMosesEgypt

Pharaoh's Transgression and Moses

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 12:5

We often think of him as this monolithic, unyielding villain. But what if there were moments of genuine, albeit fleeting, remorse? The Book of Exodus tells us that after the devast...

JosephMosesEgyptSinai

The Ten Plagues of Moses

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 48:12

That's kind of what went down between Moses and the Egyptian magicians, according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text that delves into biblical narratives....

MosesMiracles

The God Of The Fathers

Tree of Souls

The Torah actually grapples with this very question, and the answer, as you might expect, is layered and fascinating. : Moses, standing before the burning bush, is tasked with lead...

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Face of Moses

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 48:9

We all know the story of the plagues visited upon Egypt. Blood, frogs, locusts… a greatest hits album of divine retribution. But what about the behind-the-scenes details? What abou...

MosesHoly LandEgypt

The Ten Plagues and Egyptians

Book of Jasher Jasher 80

We all know the highlights – the Nile turning to blood, the frogs, the darkness. But some sources really dial up the intensity, giving us a truly nightmarish vision of divine retri...

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