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View this email in your browser BRI WEEKLY PARSHA VIDEO Parshat Va'eira with Reb Chaim Kramer BRI WEEKLY UPDATES We are very pleased to inform you that, after a long absence, the book 'Mashiach - Who? What? Why? Where? When?' has returned to bookstores. This is a revised edition with a light and comfortable layout for reading. CLICK HERE TO ORDER In addition, the following books have already returned from the printing press and will soon be arriving in the United States: Restore my Soul Likutey Moharan vol. 4 Likutey Moharan vol. 9 The Abridged Likutey Moharan BRI PARSHA TIDBITS The parsha speaks of God's commandment to Moshe to go to Pharaoh and tell him to release the Jews from bondage. He then tells Moshe that He will bring Ten Plagues upon the Egyptians, and this week's parsha describes seven of these plagues. Though I find all the plagues intriguing, my favorite is tzaphardeim - frogs! The Midrash teaches that we find the word "tzaphardeim" (plural) written ten times in the passage about that plague. This teaches us that this plague was so troubling to the Egyptians that it compares to all ten plagues! The reason is that the frogs were everywhere, croaking, garbling and making such a racket that left the Egyptians with nary a moment of peace. Our Sages teach that the frogs were commanded to "enter" the Egyptians and this they did - they entered the Egyptians bodies through their orifices! The Egyptians closed their doors and windows, and the frogs entered their homes through their solid walls! They entered the foods and baked goods; they entered every crevice they could find. They even entered the ovens in order to spoil the baked goods of the Egyptians. The havoc and destruction were horrifying. They left no place where they weren't! Imagine a home with these "critters" inside. Why were they sent? As  Rashi explains, they were the "sounds of war" - the sounds that are made by armies to frighten their enemies and terrify them. In today's world, we call them the bombs and artillery that wreak destruction upon an enemy. The Talmud describes the self-sacrifice of the frogs - they went through solid walls, they jumped into the fires of the ovens, etc. This self-sacrifice is meant as a lesson to us. We are often beset with annoyances and troubling factors. The noise levels become unbearable, and the confusion is much worse. This is from the Forces of Evil which try to frighten a person so he cannot think of his purpose in life. We hear things from all different places, from all mouths, from all media, and we cannot find tranquility along the way. The answer is found in the self-sacrifice similar to that the frogs made. We must be willing to attempt the impossible. To enter through the so-called solid barriers that confront us. To be willing to make the sacrifice of entering the crucibles of the fiery oppositions and fire of confrontations, all in order to do Hashem's Will. This, as Reb Noson teaches, allows us to confront the enemy, the forces of evil, and to defeat them. Have a great Shabbos! Chaim Kramer BRI BOOK OF THE WEEK Healing Leaves $5.99 instead of $7.99 CLICK HERE TO ORDER THE BEST OF BRI BRESLOV.ORG Parshat Va'eira – The Wonders of the Wheat and Spelt written by Meir Elkabas View Online Print Article     Parshat Va'eira: Take A Deep Breath written by Chaya Rivka Zwolinski View Online Print Article     The only thing we can do is cry out! – Parashat Va'eira written by Refael Kramer View Online Print Article     Getting The Message written by Yossi Katz View Online Print Article     Weekly Likutey Moharan – Reb Moshe Rubin – Lesson 13 – Part #2 given by Moshe Rubin   Listen Online   VaEira 5776 - Redeeming Speech from Exile - Rabbi Nasan Maimon Parshat Va'eira - In the first seven plagues, the third one - lice - stumped the magicians! - Reb Chaim Freud Parshat Va'eira - The Wonders of the Wheat and Spelt  - Meir Elkabas Breslov Efrat - Take advantage of every moment each day; Hashem creates everything anew each moment  - Reb Chaim Freud Join the BRI WhatsApp Community Copyright © 2024 books.breslov.org, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from books.breslov.org Our mailing address is: books.breslov.org POB 587 Monsey, NY 10952 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.