by: Rebbetzin Hannah Miryam Bejarano Gutierrez ⁣-(Shemot / Exodus 6:2–9:35)⁣⁣ Parashat Va’era opens not with victory, but with endurance. The people of Israel are crushed by labor, Moshe feels rejected, and Pharaoh appears more powerful than ever. Yet it is precisely here—within pressure and concealment—that redemption begins to take shape. From a Sephardic perspective, Va’era emphasizes emunah peshutah (simple, steady faith), loyalty to mesorah, and the spiritual strength ca