Archive for the Beshalach Category

Three Days in the Desert  “I declare that I will bring you out of the wretchedness of Egypt to theland of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizites, Hivites and Jebusites– to a land flowing with milk and honey…. You and the elders of Israelwill then go to the

The Parsha begins with a description of how the Jewish people finally left Egypt and the yoke of Pharaoh.  As they faced the Yam Suf (Sea of Reeds) they suddenly saw that the Egyptian army was chasing after them.  After cyring out to HaShem and then complaining to Moshe, they

The Torah tells us that when the Jewish people were preparing to leave Mitzrayim, Moshe Rabbeinu was being osek in the mitzvo of taking the remains of Yosef Hatzadik to be buried in Eretz Yisroel. The Gemara in Sotah quotes a passuk from Yehoshua which seems to contradict

Rabbi Yehoshua Eliyohu Berman B’shalach 1)  What is the common denominator between the plague of locust and the splitting of the Red Sea? Both were through the medium of an east wind (14:21 and 10:13). 2)  Where do we see that Hashem does not give us tests that we

The splitting of the Yam Suf (known as krias Yam Suf) is one of the seminal events in Jewish history. Chazal and the commentaries derive numerous lessons from this great miracle. A less well-known aspect of krias Yam Suf is described in a Tosefta that recalls the

The Jewish people have been sent out of Egypt. Yet, they have not completely escaped. They still need the splitting of the Red Sea and they will then be in the wilderness for the next phase of Jewish history.(13:17) …Ha-Shem did not let the Jewish people go

Daas Gedolim Kavayachol led Bnai Yisrael out of Mitzrayim but did not take them ‘Derech Eretz Plishtim’ becuase He was afraid that ‘Pen Yinachem Ha’am. . . ‘. Rashi says on this that Klal Yisrael may have second thoughts on their being taken out of Mitzrayim and

This week’s torah portion is Beshalach, and it is the climax of the Exodus from Egypt. Pharaoh sent the Jews out of Egypt last week and as the Jews are encamped back to the Sea, Pharaoh and his chariots are bearing down upon them ready to execute

13:19 Rav K. brings from the midrash, Shmos Raba 20:19, that by Moshe taking the bones of Yosef he fulfilled the verse “the wise of heart takes mitzvas,” since at the time that all of Yisrael were busy taking the gold and silver, Moshe was busy taking the bones of Yosef. Hashem said to Moshe that since he was not obligated to Yosef to bury

Based on Rav Noah Weinberg When Pharoah let the people go, G-d did not lead them along the Philistine Highway, although it was shorter route. (p. 321, line 17) The shackles of slavery are gone! The Jews are on to Israel! So why is G-d taking us