Parashat Va’era
“And I Appeared”

28 Tevet 5782
January 1, 2022

Torah Reading

• Exodus 6:2-9:35
I appeared to Avraham, Yitz’chak and Ya`akov as El Shaddai …
(Exodus 6:3 CJB)

Haftarah Reading

• Ezekiel 28:25-29:21

New Testament Reading

• Revelation 16:1-21

Suggested Psalm

• Psalm 46
Come and see the works of Adonai, the astounding deeds he has done on the earth.
(Psalm 46:9 CJB)

Aliyot

The seven aliyot readings from the Torah begin at these verses:

1. Exodus 6:2
2. Exodus 6:14
3. Exodus 6:29
4. Exodus 7:8
5. Exodus 8:7(11)
6. Exodus 8:19(23)
7. Exodus 9:17

Maftir: Exodus 9:33

Meditation

Pharaoh knew that a change in the order of Egyptian stability could end his dynasty! Pharaoh had to retain power – his taste for power would not allow any alternative. Coping requires a willingness to change one’s tastes. Ask yourself, spiritually speaking, what you feed on.
– from Walk Exodus! by Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg, Ph.D., used by permission.

Torah Portion readings and the associated Haftarah readings generally follow the Stone Edition Chumash and/or the Complete Jewish Bible. Verse numbering generally follows the Hebrew tradition, and where modern Christian traditions differ those verse numbers are shown in parentheses (). Haftarah readings generally follow the Ashkenazi tradition. Where the Sephardic tradition differs, the Haftarah portions are designated as (A) and (S). Suggested New Testament readings are taken from various sources. Suggested Psalm readings are from the Messianic Siddur for Shabbat by Daniel Perek. The Key People, The Scenes, and The Main Events are taken from the Walk! series of Messianic Devotion Commentaries by Dr. Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg. Unless otherwise marked, Scripture quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, Copyright © 1998 and 2016 by David H. Stern. Used by permission. All copyrights reserved worldwide.

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