דבר תורה לפרשת וארא

דבר תורה לפרשת וארא

In this week’s parsha, Rashi asks us a question. Why does Hashem start with the plague of turning water into blood? There is significance to everything that happens, what is the meaning here? Since it hardly ever rained in Egypt, the Nile was their water source. The Nile would rise and water the ground and provide the Egyptians with water. They were so dependent on this source that they would worship the Nile. With this fact, Hashem took out the Nile first, as though he was destroying their god. This shows that Hashem always has a reason for what he does. He didn’t randomly give out plagues, he made sure to punish everyone based on what they did. Each had a good “backstory” for why it was chosen.  

Shabbat Shalom,

Paige Schwartz