I was looking for a devar Torah on this week's Parsha and came across Bo - Nature Unleashed by Rabbi Aron Tendler.
The following are excerpts from the rabbi's article.
"In this week's Parsha, the last three plagues are detailed. Locust, Darkness, and the Death of the First Born are the culminating display of Hashem's (G-d's) mastery over nature and humankind."
"Nature is the greatest miracle possible, and the greatest display of Hashem's mastery. However, the constancy of nature disguises the magnificence of its miracle. Occasionally, natural disasters occur which remind us of the awesomeness of Hashem's power, and his control."
"The plagues were intended to teach Jew and Egyptian that there is a Creator who maintains the universe by setting limits to the power of nature. The swarm of locusts that swallowed Mitzrayim showed nature's power unleashed without the usual and expected controls."
Read full article: http://www.torah.org/learning/rabbis-notebook/5758/bo.html
The following is an excerpt from an article about the Haiti earthquake.
Celebrating Mass at the once-proud pink-and-white cathedral, now a shell of rubble where a rotting body lay in the entrance, the Rev. Eric Toussaint preached of thanksgiving to a small congregation of old women and other haggard survivors assembled under the open sky.
"Why give thanks to God? Because we are here," Toussaint said. "What happened is the will of God. We are in the hands of God now."
Read full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cb_haiti_earthquake
A Reuters article quotes Dania Aly who stated,"This increases our faith, despite everything. He (God) has protected us."
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