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Weekly Portion Parasha Veara
January 17, 2026

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Turning Nile water into blood

Moses and Aaron  turning staff into a serpent

Parasha Vaera Parashat Vaera “I Appeared” וָאֵרָא Exodus 6:2-9:35 is the 14th weekly Torah portion and the second portion of the Book of Exodus, the second Book of the Bible, which is read beginning on Rosh Ha Shana, the Jewish New Year.

In Parasha Vaera, Moses and Aaron unsuccessfully attempt to convince the Pharaoh to free the enslaved Jewish nation. They perform miracles, turning the Nile to blood, bringing on the plague of frogs, lice, and insects.
But Pharaoh will not let them go.

Vaera Tallit

Tallit Band I
Aaron performs his first miracle, turning his rod into a serpent before Pharaoh.
Translation of Hebrew (Exodus 7 10):
“And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the Lord had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh… and it became a serpent.”

Tallit Band II
Aaron stands by the Nile, rod lifted, about to smote it and turn it to blood. Moses stands nearby, arms lifted to God in prayer.
Translation of Hebrew (Exodus 7, 20):
"And...Aaron did as the Lord commanded: and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the site of the Pharaoh...and all the waters that were in the river were turned into blood."