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Freeparsha 14 of 54 · Exodus

Vaera

Portion 14 of 54, from Exodus.

Vaera
וָאֵרָא

God reaffirms His covenant and sends Moses and Aaron back to Pharaoh with a demand to free the Israelites. The first seven plagues strike Egypt (blood, frogs, lice, wild beasts, pestilence, boils, and hail) as Pharaoh repeatedly hardens his heart.

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10 Key Words
HebrewTransliterationEnglish
מַכָּהmakahplague
דָּםdamblood
צְפַרְדֵּעַtzefarde'afrog
כִּנִּיםkinimlice
עָרוֹבarovwild beasts
דֶּבֶרdeverpestilence
שְׁחִיןshechinboils
בָּרָדbaradhail
אַהֲרֹןaharonAaron
מַטֶּהmatehstaff

Torah Reading and Haftara

Torah Reading

Exodus 6:2-9:35

Haftara

Ezekiel 28:25-29:21

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What is Vaera about?

God reaffirms His covenant and sends Moses and Aaron back to Pharaoh with a demand to free the Israelites. The first seven plagues strike Egypt (blood, frogs, lice, wild beasts, pestilence, boils, and hail) as Pharaoh repeatedly hardens his heart.

Where does Vaera fall in the Torah?

Vaera is portion 14 of 54, from the book of Exodus (Exodus 6:2-9:35).

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