Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parshat Vaera "Say to Aharon . . . take your staff . . . and let them become blood!" "Say to Aharon" – Because the Nile protected Moshe when he was cast into it, its affliction by blood and frogs was not by the hands of Moshe, but by those of Aharon. (Rashi, Shemot 7:19) The Purpose of the Plagues of Egypt: Punishment or Instrument for Education Everything which the Egyptians planned to do to Israel, the Holy One did to them. They thought the Israelites would...

Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat Vaera (link to original page) Parshat Vaera "On the borders (lit.wings) of their garments" – in allusion to God having delivered them from Egypt, as it states. (Ex XIX,4) "And I bore you on eagles' sings". The Tzizyot are to be placed on a garment having four corners but not on one that haws three or one that has five corners thereby alluding to the four different terms used by God in describing the deliverence from Egypt, for it states *Ex. VI 6-7) "and I will bring forth"," and I shall...