Ein od Milvado

In memory of my friend Yosef Refael ben Chaim zt'l Newman who lived and died with Ein od Milvado

The main focus of this week's parashah, Vaeira, is the punishments (makkos) that Hashem inflicted upon the Egyptians. However, a broader perspective suggests that the overarching theme is Hashem’s control and power.¹ Ibn Ezra explains that the miracles of the makkos came through the Emunah of Moshe and his uninterrupted connection to Hashem.²

On the one h…