Parashat Va’era

Torah Reading Parashat Va’era

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Pharaoh’s Sin of Hubris

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The Power of a Mission

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Who Can’t?

Parashat Vaera 5783 Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites This…

Pharaoh’s Free Choice

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When Power Meets Empathy

Parashat Va’era
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites
In this week’s Torah portion, we read about the beginning of

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