The Egyptians Dead and Not Dead on the Shore

Eikhah RabbahAny Time Israel Would Seek to Engage in Idol Worship“She has become like a widow.” Rabbi Abba bar Kahana said: They did not go to extremes vis-à-vis the attribute of justice, and the attribute of justice did not

Legends of the JewsThe Bitter Springs of Marah and Israel's DespairReal, desperate thirst in the desert. Then imagine spotting water! Relief washes over you, you rush to drink… and it’s bitter. Undrinkable. That’s what happened

Legends of the JewsDeath of JoabHe was laying siege to the Amalekite capital. For half a year, twelve thousand of Israel's finest soldiers had been camped outside the city walls, and… nothing.

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelWhat Reward Accrued to the Tribe of Judah, Who Stoned HimThus said the Holy One Blessed be He: What reward will accrue to the sons of Benjamin, who went down first into the sea? The reposing of the Shechinah in his po

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelWhen the Holy One Exiled IsraelThe Holy One Blessed be He heals all who enter the world, viz. (Exodus 15:26) "for I am the L–rd who heals you", (Jeremiah 17:14) "Heal me, O L–rd, and I will b

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelThus, the Wicked Pharaoh, Who Subjugated Israel, the Holy One Drowned(Exodus 17:14) "And the L–rd said to Moses: Write this as a remembrance in the book and place it in the ears of Joshua": The early elders said: So is it with al

The Egyptians Dead and Not Dead on the Shore

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