(Torah Portion Beshalach) Mayim! The Torah records two occurrences where waters split: The first was during creation, when G-d split the waters of the world suspending half of the waters in the Heavens with the remainder left on earth forming the oceans, rivers and lakes. The second is when G-d split the waters of the …
Tag: Beshalach
Sep 26
One Billion Five
(Torah Portion Beshalach) One Billion Five! There was much hype and excitement leading up to last week’s 1.5 billion dollar Powerball lottery jackpot. Human nature is to dream how we would spend the winnings, and think that our personalities wouldn’t change with an instantaneous windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars. There is a poignant …
Sep 15
Sea Saw
(Torah Portion Beshalach) Sea Saw! The Torah in this week’s Parsha describes the awesome phenomenon where the Red Sea split, clearing a dry and beautiful path for the Jewish nation to cross. At the same time the Egyptians who were pursuing them drowned in the raging waters. In the first Psalms in the Hallel prayer …
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