Parashat VaEra: Defending Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi, Egypt's Plagues

This is the letter mentioned in the lecture that I wrote on behalf of Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi: Rabbi Mizrachi’s Holocaust video misunderstood—The Truth Is Above Everything!! By: Yaron Reuven In this past week’s Parashat Shemot (Exodus 2:13), Moses refers to one of the two Hebrews that were fighting (Dathan) as “wicked,” even before he actually hit his brother-in-law (Aviram)—Dathan’s hand was raised in the air. Interestingly, the wicked one quickly became two, when both joined efforts in telling Pharaoh some Lashon HaRa about Moses killing the Egyptian a day earlier, which nearly led to Moses’ execution. The fact that Moses killed the Egyptian for the sake of saving Dathan’s life was likely “misremembered.” Indeed cutting parts of the true story, and intentionally misunderstanding or misinterpreting its details is the expected outcome of Lashon HaRa. This is very much the same type of Lashon HaRa being spread about one of the leading Kiruv Rabbi’s of our generation, Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi. Was the description in the Parasha of being wicked an indication of the Lashon HaRa that followed the fight, or was the Lashon HaRa a product of the wicked? TO READ THE REST CLICK LINK BELOW http://www.evernote.com/l/AM1o8pFbS1xFC5j6r7CZG-35QIs-701HsKs/ WRITEUP FROM STUDENT BELOW: People have a very hard time getting their heads around the will and actions of HaShem in this world. We cannot comprehend the infinite intelligence that HaShem has and with which he runs the world and people often complain to HaShem when they don't see things going their way. Whether it is current events in Syria or the events of the Holocaust, one thing we have to always remember that HaShem always provides the cure before he sends an illness, and we don't realize it till after the event has passed. It is hard as humans to understand the whole motive as even Moshe Rabbeinu could not decipher the ways of HaShem till he showed all his past actions and their consequences to Moshe Rabbeinu. In the light of the events that we see around us today only sticking to the Torah and mitzvot and by all costs avoiding lashon hara about others (even if true) has any chance of saving us from calamities to befall us. CLICK LINK BELOW TO READ THE REST OF WRITEUP https://www.evernote.com/shard/s33/sh/336f0c6b-0753-45c9-ad84-0bbf99b38365/f46b17296996ccfc96e555a54a9ae4c2 To Support our KIRUV and Torah Teachings work please DONATE at www.BeEzratHaShem.org If you'd like to invite Rabbi Yaron Reuven to give a lecture at your synagogue, home or office please email Info@BeEzratHaShem.org Rabbi Reuven is based out of Florida but travels to give lectures to different groups. DOWNLOAD Our Torah App https://www.beezrathashem.org/getapp Available on Apple iTunes Store, Amazon App Store and Android Play Store, ROKU, itunes and all major podcast sites. Born in Netanya, Israel, Rabbi Yaron Reuven began his American Dream as a little boy, when his family immigrated to the United States. He went from a newspaper boy at the age of 10, to a well-known self-made Wall Street multimillionaire by the age of 23. During his time in Wall Street, he owned his own private brokerage firm, a hedge fund, and an international insurance agency. He was featured on CNBC, Bloomberg and Chinese NDTV due to his success in the financial industry. At age 26 he faced a 7-year battle for his life when a simple surgery went wrong. From that moment his life would never be the same. This moment marked the start of a series of miraculous events and an exciting pursuit of truth, ultimately resulting in Rabbi Reuven renouncing his lofty position and success in Wall Street, after 16 years, to become a full-time KIRUV rabbi. His Teshuva story is sure to catch the heart of every listener. Rabbi Reuven’s shiurim are in English and Hebrew. His classes are focused on spreading the truth and divinity of the Torah through MUSSAR, scientific proofs, and many other methods to reach each individual listener. Rabbi Reuven is the leading educator on the topic of wasting seed in the English language with over 100 videos about this topic published online. Rabbi Yaron Reuven is a proud member of the Igud HaRabbonim (The Rabbinical Alliance of America), a national rabbinic organization founded in 1942. Today, our 900+ members are congregational leaders, religious teachers, chaplains, heads of Jewish organizations and communal leaders united in their commitment to traditional Orthodox Judaism. For more information please visit: https://rabbinicalalliance.org/ #parashathashavua #vaera #VAEIRA #rabbiyaronreuven #judaism #torah #Shabbat #ShabbatShalom #Shabbos #Mitzvah #Judaism #Jewish #RabbiYaronReuven #Torah #Jews #ShabbatDinner #ShabbatTable #Rest #Peace #JewishHoliday #Parasha #Parashat #Parashathashavua #ShavuaTov #holocaust #rabbimizrachi #rabbiyosefmizrachi 00:00:00 Intoduction 00:00:00 Blessings and Refuah Shlema 00:01:12 Understanding Hashem's Ways 00:03:37 Unexplainable Events and Cure 00:05:32 Internet Slander and Lashon Hara 00:06:22 Rabbi Mizrachi and Controversy 00:09:21 Distortion and False Accusations 00:10:41 The Problem of Intermarriage 00:13:17 Lashon Hara and its Consequences 00:16:48 Building Career on Lashon Hara 00:22:44 Lavan, Yaakov and Lashon Hara 00:31:30 Consequences of Lashon Hara 00:34:41 No Share in The World to Come 00:37:09 Opinion and Saving the World 00:40:54 Lashon Hara Impossible to Fix 00:45:14 Introduction to Parashat Va'eira 00:47:09 Hashem's Rebuke and Instant World 00:48:40 Punishment for Breaking Shabbat 00:50:53 The Memorability of the Plagues 00:53:38 Egyptian Writer and Proof of Torah 00:55:54 Egyptian Museum Proof for Passover 00:59:14 Remember and Trust Hashem 01:01:28 Science as Way to Knowledge 01:03:50 Miracles of Rain and Flood 01:06:13 Fruits as Message from Hashem 01:08:39 Egyptians Making Life Difficult 01:10:01 Torah is not biased 01:12:25 No Exception for Following the Laws 01:14:13 The Foundation of The Rules 01:15:53 The Sons of Aharon 01:18:10 It's never too late for Teshuva 01:19:49 Torah and No Contradictions 01:22:36 Animals are scared of the Humans 01:24:55 Hashem and Moses' Staff 01:27:20 The Plagues and Measure for Measure 01:29:12 Moses visits Pharoh 01:30:58 Gratefulness and the Plagues 01:33:14 Water to Blood and Wake Up 01:34:41 Israel became rich with Plagues 01:36:29 The frogs and water 01:38:47 One big frog and the Plagues 01:40:37 Egyptians wanted revenge on the frogs 01:42:34 The lice from the Egypt 01:44:25 Only one crocodile in the Nile 01:45:40 Evil Spirit and other Things 01:47:56 Drink and other Evil Spirit 01:51:05 The Olive and Torah 01:53:19 Lice and Polar Bears 01:55:03 No Benefit for All 01:58:59 Sooth on Everyone 02:01:27 Afraid word of God 02:03:29 What's opposite of Shamayim? 02:04:29 Hashem Stopped the Plagues 02:05:20 Pray in God Clean City 02:06:59 God for Dog, God for the Animals 02:08:17 Dont Do Séances 02:10:27 The Prayers a Wast of Time 02:11:48 What about the test? 02:13:47 How many times do we need it?