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The words of this week’s Torah portion invite us not only to read the story of the Exodus as a past event, but as a mirror of our own journey.

Weekly Torah Portion – וָאֵרָא – Wa’era – “I appeared” – Exodus 6:2 – 9:35; Ezekiel 28:25 – 29:21

In just a few sentences, an entire path of redemption unfolds—not as a one-time event, but as a process that encompasses body, soul, identity, and belonging. Here, God speaks not only about liberation from Egypt, but about the inner movement of a human being: from being bound to freedom, from mere survival to truly living, from burden to calling.

“Therefore say to the children of Israel: I am the LORD. I will bring you out from under the burdens of Egypt, I will deliver you from their bondage, I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. I will take you to Myself as a people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of Egypt. I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and I will give it to you as a...

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