[Avodah] The plague of hail

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 09:55:08AM +0200, Saul Mashbaum via Avodah wrote:
> This does not seem to me to be a strong argument. The effects of the plague
> could be minimized to some extent, but apparently, every Egyptian was
> affected by it. The very fact that no Egyptian could go outdoors is a
> severe consequence of the plague...

A number of meforshim in your standard Miqra'os Gedolos (e.g. Rashbam
9:32, 10:5; Daas Zeqeinim 11:4; Ibn Ezra 9:6, etc...) make a point that
between Barad and Arbeh, there were no crops left. The rigid plants were
smashed by barad, and the soft ones, including all grains, were eaten
by arbeh.

So yes, every Egyptian home was effected by Barad.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

-- 
Micha Berger                 With the "Echad" of the Shema, the Jew crowns
http://www.aishdas.org/asp   G-d as King of the entire cosmos and all four
Author: Widen Your Tent      corners of the world, but sometimes he forgets
- https://amzn.to/2JRxnDF    to include himself.     - Rav Yisrael Salanter