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 [email protected] 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