Quote: “no fair, i thought i would get to be called Reb Asdfghjkl after my devar torah!!! “
We would but we cannot pronounce it! I never thought I’d say this, but it would be much easier to pronounce the name of the tyrant running Iran than your screenname 😉
Anyways, since somehow I was told I have volunteered to give a d’var torah, here goes.
Parshas Vaera
After the 3rd plague, the wizards tell Paroh that “It is the finger of G-d”.
The Ibn Ezra has an interesting way of interpreting this assessment of the wizards.
The Ibn Ezra writes that the wizards told Paroh that this plague was not brought for the benefit of the Jews (i.e. that they be freed), rather the stars are showing that it is purely a punishment for the Egyptians.
The Ibn Ezra learned the Paroh did not recognize Hashem at this point, and the proof of this (as well as the previous p’shat) is the fact that they say Etzba Elokim He (It is the finger of G-d) without mentioning that Hashem is Elokei Yisroel