Va'eira
Wa'era (Hebrew וארא, " And I appeared ", please complete: to Abraham ) denotes a reading portion ( Parasha or Sidra called ) comprises the Torah and the text Ex / Shemot 6.2 to 9.35.
It is the Sidra of the 4th Sabbath in the month of Tevet or the first Sabbath of the month of Shevat.
Gist
- God repeated his announcement of the liberation of Israel.
- The people still do not believe it.
- Description of the relationships of Moses and Aaron.
- Before the Pharaoh is the divine command to let Israel go, repeated with Moses rod turned into a snake.
- Because the Egyptian magicians can accomplish the same miracle, Pharaoh remains in his refusal.
- Then follow the Ten Plagues (Hebrew abbreviation collecting DeZaCh Adasch beachab ):
Haftorah
The associated Haftarah is Ezekiel 28.25 to 29.21.