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In the Torah, in the book of Shemot (Exodus), in the parashahs of “Va’eira” and “Bo,” the ten plagues occur.  These are often seen as punishments upon the Egyptians for their having enslaved and mistreated the Children of Israel.   But commentators have noted that it could have been a much quicker and just as effectiveContinue reading “WHY WERE THERE TEN PLAGUES IN EGYPT?”