When Israel Declares, for You Are the Glory of Their Strength

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelWill the Lord of Hosts Shield JerusalemOn the night of the Exodus, Israel was commanded to mark the doorposts and lintels of their homes with the blood of the Passover lamb, and the verse promises, "

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelDo Not Rejoice in the Downfall of Your FoeThe Mekhilta de-Rabbi Yishmael draws out a sobering point from the plague of the firstborn. We are hereby apprised that the captives, the foreigners held in Egy

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelThe Children of Israel Went Out with a High HandThis teaching from the Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael belongs to Tractate Vayehi Beshalach and expounds the verse describing Israel's departure, "And the children of

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelIsrael Asked Moses Our Teacher What Can We DoThis teaching belongs to the Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael, the tannaitic midrash on Exodus, and it expounds the verse spoken at the shore of the Sea of Reeds, "The

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelThis Obtains Not with Egypt Alone, but with All(this obtains) not with Egypt alone, but with all who afflict Israel throughout the generations. As it is written (Psalms 78:66) "And He beat back His foes. Ete

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelThey Thought to Destroy Israel by Water(Exodus 14:26) "And the L–rd said to Moses: Stretch forth your hand over the sea": It will not stand against you and it will not deviate from your command. "and

When Israel Declares, for You Are the Glory of Their Strength

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