Parsha:

Va'era 

Collections: R' Sklare Creative Textual Studies

Description

Yetzias Mitzrayim showcases Hashem’s attribute of lovingkindness. This is the deepest conception we can have of Hashem. All other attributes of Hashem- Judge, Lawgiver, etc. are all to advance the greater purpose of Divine chessed (much like a loving parent who disciplines solely for the child’s benefit). This epiphany of a Supreme Being of chessed was a radically departure from the prevalent belief of the idolaters in cruel, authoritarian deities.