Parashah of the week: Shemot “When she opened it, she saw that it was a child, a boy crying. She took pity on it and said, ‘This must be a Hebrew child’” Exodus 2:6 ...

Now, turning to the parashah: Parashat Va’era marks the beginning of the plagues, a deeply complex narrative in Jewish consciousness. During the Pesach seder, we ritually diminish the wine in our cups ...