Vayera
Bill Cloud
The second reading from the book of Exodus and fourteenth reading from the Torah is named Vayera (וארא), which means "And I appeared." In this portion, the outstretched arm of the LORD begins to move upon the land of Egypt. The first seven of ten plagues are unleashed upon Pharaoh and his people, primarily, to show that the God of the Hebrews is God!