י”ב בשבט תשפ”ב / פרשת בשלח
The portion begins with the Jews being taken the long way to the Land of Israel due to the fear that if the Philistines were to fight the Jews then the Jews would flee back to Egypt. It ends with the Jews fighting Amalek. What happened in the middle?
י’ בשבט תשפ”ב
Up until the Red Sea the Jews did not need to do anything for God to help. At the Red Sea God demanded that the Jews make the first step before He split the sea. This shows that God wants us to be partners.
ט’ בשבט תשפ”ב
Standing at the Red Sea, Moses prays to God for salvation from the oncoming Egyptian army. God’s answer is to quit yelling and get moving. In other words, Moses – Just do it.
ז’ בשבט תשפ”ב
Pharoah accuses Moses of lying to him. That the Jews were supposed to return. No where does the Torah say that that the Jews would return. Why did Pharoah make this obvious mistake?
ד’ בשבט תשפ”ב / January 6
ה’ בשבט תשפ”ב
The Plague of the Death of the 1st born revealed that Egyptian society was rotting from within.
ג’ בשבט תשפ”ב
The commandment to place the blood of the lamb on the doorposts was more for the Jews than for the Egyptians. It was to teach the Jews to be proud of who they are.
ב’ בשבט תשפ”ב
The first commandment that the Jewish people received was to declare the new month. One reason for this was to prepare the Jews to be free. The second was to show that we are now masters of our own fate.
כ”ט בטבת תשפ”ב
The 3 reasons that the Jews were redeemed in Egypt was that they kept their Jewish names, their dress and their language. Why was this so important?
כ”ז בטבת תשפ”ב
Moses was not diplomatic when it came to injustice. Aaron was the soul of diplomacy. Together they were able to accomplish great things, when not together it spelled disaster.