In this week’s parashah, פָּרָשָׁה וָאֵרָא, we learned that listening to listen to others/Paying attention to them is very important.

וַיַּ֤עַן מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר וְהֵן֙ לֹֽא־יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ לִ֔י וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמְע֖וּ בְּקֹלִ֑י כִּ֣י יֹֽאמְר֔וּ לֹֽא־נִרְאָ֥ה אֵלֶ֖יךָ יְהֹוָֽה׃

But Moses spoke up and said, “What if they do not believe me and do not listen to me, but say: יהוה did not appear to you?”

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛יו יְהֹוָ֖ה (מזה) [מַה־זֶּ֣ה] בְיָדֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מַטֶּֽה׃

יהוה said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he replied, “A rod.”

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּ אַ֔רְצָה וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֥הוּ אַ֖רְצָה וַיְהִ֣י לְנָחָ֑שׁ וַיָּ֥נׇס מֹשֶׁ֖ה מִפָּנָֽיו׃

[God] said, “Cast it on the ground.” He cast it on the ground and it became a snake; and Moses recoiled from it.

This parashah teaches us to listen to others.

For example, when someone is trying to talk to you, you listen to them and pay attention to them.

When you ignore them, they will feel frustrated.

They might be hungry of they might need help with something.