The Ten Plagues

The Ten Plagues are part of the Exodus Story:

Moses commands the Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of Egypt. The Pharaoh refuses and as a response god sends down one horrible plague at a time.

We’ve included a few cool resources below, if you’d like to learn more about this:

Parshat Va'eira: The Ancient Plagues of Egypt

This wonderful video by BimBam tells the story of exodus, including the ten plagues

The Prince of Egypt

The 10 Plagues: Rameses' (Ralph Fiennes) refusal to free the Israelites leads Moses (Val Kilmer) to unleash plagues upon Egypt.

Contemporary and traditional interpretations of the ten plagues

Here’s an excellent article by My Jewish learning explains traditional and modern interpretations of the ten plagues