Parshat Beshalach

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The splitting of the Red Sea, the Song of the Sea, the miracle of manna, water from the rock, and the battle against Amalek. Exodus 13:17-17:16.

The Pillar Of Cloud

Tree of Souls

For forty long years, as they wandered, they had a constant companion: a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night. The Torah tells us, in Exodus 13:21, "And Yahweh wen...

HeavenTorahPatriarchsMoses

Splitting of the Sea and Amalek

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 44:2

Yeah, the Israelites knew that feeling all too well. We find ourselves in the Book of Exodus, chapter 17. The Israelites have escaped Egypt, they’ve crossed the Red Sea, and they’r...

JobEgypt

Splitting of the Sea and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:36

But for the Israelites fleeing Egypt, this wasn't fiction – it was reality, or at least, that's how the legends tell it. The moment God saw His people struggling, caught between th...

MosesMiraclesHoly Land

A Vision At The Red Sea

Tree of Souls

We all know the story: Moses, the parting of the waters, a miraculous escape. But what if there was someone else there, seeing even more than meets the eye? That someone was Serah ...

AngelsHeavenMosesAdam & Eve

Miriam's Well

Tree of Souls

The sun beats down, the sand stretches endlessly… and you’re thirsty. Really thirsty. What would you give for a cool, refreshing drink? Well, according to tradition, the Israelites...

CreationAngelsPatriarchsMoses

Manna from Heaven and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:107

They've just been liberated from slavery in Egypt, they're being miraculously fed with manna – that heavenly bread that just appears each day – and, according to the lore, they're ...

Hell/GehennaJosephMosesTorah

Amalek Faces Judgment

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:128

Today, let's talk about Amalek. You might remember Amalek from the Bible – this was the nation that attacked the Israelites shortly after their miraculous Exodus from Egypt. It see...

Hell/GehennaJosephMosesMessiah

The Quarrel Of The Sea And The Earth

Tree of Souls

It’s a question that surfaces, quite literally, when we read the story of the Exodus. We know Pharaoh's army drowned in the Red Sea, right? As it says in Exodus 15:1, "Horse and dr...

CreationAngelsMessiahMoses

Joshua in Battle and Amalek

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:129

This isn't just another name in the Bible; it represents something deeper. A persistent, almost archetypal force of opposition. The story of Amalek isn't just a historical account;...

MosesHoly LandExile