THE TURNAROUND
In this week’s Parsha, Va’era, the Torah recounts the plagues that HaShem brought upon the Egyptians. These plagues were a response to Pharaoh’s refusal of HaShem’s command to release the Jewish people from slavery.
The question is, if HaShem wanted to release His people from the shackles of slavery why did He not do that Himself? Does HaShem need Pharoah’s permission?
THE TRAVELER AND THE FARMER
In this week’s Parsha, Shemos, the Torah teaches us the power of yearning and hoping.
After informing us of the political atmosphere in Egypt how it was slanted against our people, the Parsha discusses the birth of Moshe. As it continues discussing the development of Moshe the Parsha breaks with the situation in Egypt how it took a turn for the worse and how our people cried out to HaShem. The commentaries explain the reason for this break was to indicate that the next stage of Moshe’s development was a result of our people’s crying out to HaShem. Immediately following that break HaShem appears to Moshe and instructs him to return to Egypt to take his people out. The Parsha is telling us that HaShem chose this moment to appoint Moshe to his mission because the people cried out; their situation had become unbearable.