The Plague of Hail

In this week’s episode we continue our Ten Plagues series with the plague of hail. We look at the unprecedented nature of this weather event, noting how the language used in the Torah—that such hail had never occurred since Egypt became a nation—parallels modern climate news stories where extreme weather records are constantly being broken. We explore the critical role of trust during climate disasters, contrasting those who trusted the warning and took shelter with those who relied on Pharaoh’s official "line" and ignored the life-saving advice. This raises questions about how we receive information about climate disasters today, the necessity of cultivating trust in institutions, and the difficulty of imagining a reality that challenges our long-held worldviews. Follow along with the source sheet here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/667758