WEEKLY TORAH FOR KIDS: Parshat Va'eira

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Tevet 26, 5786 · January 15, 2026 Living with the Parsha: Escape! Print this Page By Tali Loewenthal Benjy could feel himself getting angry. That was the third time David had cheated in this game. He was doing it on purpose! Benjy felt the rage grow inside him, and explode. "That's it, l told you before! Those dice added up to nine, not eight! You should have landed on Fleet Street, on my hotel, but you cheated as usual, just because you're scared of losing!" He threw his street cards onto the board, upsetting the pieces. Getting up, he stalked out of the room. Rachel and David gazed after him in amazement. "Benjy, I didn't do that on purpose, I'm just not so good at adding, you know that," David pleaded. But his older brother ignored him. Stalking into the kitchen, he went to get himself some orange squash. By the time he had finished, he had already calmed down. Rachel came into the kitchen. "Benjy, now David's very upset. Why did you do that? He didn't mean to cheat." Benjy reddened. "I don't know, I just have such a bad temper. I just can't help it. I know I'm getting angry, and that I shouldn't, but there's nothing I could do, and then I say things that I regret later." As he said this, he suddenly remembered what he had been taught in school that day. They had been learning about the plagues that G-d brought upon the Egyptians because Pharaoh would not let the Jewish people leave. Their teacher told them that we are supposed to relive the going out of Egypt as if we were there ourselves. "How is that possible?" a boy had asked, "It all happened so long ago." "Well, that's why we're studying this topic now," their teacher explained. "For example, do you know we are in Egypt now?" The class looked a bit blank. Wasn't Egypt a long way away? "Look at the Hebrew word for Egypt, Mitzrayim." The teacher wrote it on the board. "If you read it a different way, it can also be read as Mitzrayim, meaning boundaries or limitations." The teacher gazed around the class. Robert at the back in the corner was looking out of the window. Simon the captain of the house cricket team seemed to be writing something, probably cricket scores. The teacher sighed. A few pupils did seem to be listening. Then he went on. "We all have limitations - we might be lazy by nature, or very shy, or lose our temper easily, but we must work to get out of these limitations, in order to have our own personal escape from Egypt. It might not be easy - but nor was getting out of Egypt." Now, remembering this, Benjy realized what his limitation was. The teacher had said it: losing his temper! Could he really get beyond this limitation? Benjy frowned, and then he smiled. It might not be easy to control his temper, but it could be done. He would escape from the limitation of his temper, his own Egypt - and Pharaoh wouldn't be able to catch him. Print this Page   |   Post A Comment   |   More Parshah Articles By Tali Loewenthal    More articles...  |    By Dr. Tali Loewenthal, Director of Chabad Research Unit, London, UK. This email was sent to: chabador...@googlegroups.com Change email address · Manage Subscriptions · Going on Vacation? · Unsubscribe Contact Us · Ask the Rabbi · Privacy Policy · Donate © Copyright Chabad.org · 770 Eastern Parkway Suite 405 · Brooklyn, NY 11213

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MI Emirates 2026: Squad, Season 5 Schedule & Everything to Know

MI Emirates enters ILT20 Season 5 as runners-up looking to go one better, having lost the Season 4 (2025–26) final to Desert Vipers after finishing that campaign as one of the tournament's strongest sides. Owned by Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited under the same Ambani ownership group as the Mumbai Indians franchise, MI Emirates has been part of ILT20 since its inaugural 2023 season and previously won the league's second edition, beating Dubai Capitals by 45 runs in that final. Kieron Pollard has led the side as captain in recent seasons, and the squad is typically built around a mix of power-hitting overseas stars and UAE-based domestic players, in line with ILT20's franchise composition rules requiring a set number of players from ICC full member nations, the UAE, and other associate countries.

Season 5 runs from November 22 to December 20, 2026, with MI Emirates and five other franchises — Desert Vipers, Dubai Capitals, Gulf Giants, Sharjah Warriorz, and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders — competing in 34 matches across Dubai International Stadium, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, and Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, following a double round-robin league stage and playoffs. The Emirates Cricket Board had not yet released MI Emirates' full match-by-match fixture list, confirmed 2026 squad, or retained-players details as of this writing, so fans should check the team's official channels closer to the season opener for confirmed lineups, venues, and kickoff times for each fixture.