Archive for the ‘ Beshalach ’ Category

Dvar Torah Parshat Beshalach 5772 2012

There are two types of people. There are the doers. They see a task that needs to be done and they do not hesitate to step forward and tackle the task. At times it may even entail dire consequences. The undertaking may even result in serious harm or cost to the individuals. They know, however, [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Beshalach 5771 2011

After leaving Egypt we find Bnei Israel camped at the sea and Pharaoh and his chariots are coming towards them. Frightened, they cry out to Hashem. They complain to Moshe and he too calls upon Hashem to help. Hashem’s answer to Moshe was: MAH TITZ’AK ELAI, “…why do you cry out to me…” (Ex. 14,15) [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Beshalach 5770 2010

The people came to a place called Marah and the drinking water there was bitter. They complained to Moshe and he was instructed by Hashem to take the wood of a specific tree found there and cast it into the water and it will become sweet. Moshe did so and the Israelites had water. Then [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Beshalach 2009 5769 דבר תורה פרשת בשלח

Having sent the Israelites out of Egypt, Pharaoh suddenly had a change of heart and regretted having allowed them to leave. He said to his people what did we do KI SHILACHNU ET ISRAEL ME’OVDENU, “that we sent Israel away from serving us.” (Ex. 14,5) Did he already forget that he chased them out of [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah BeShalach 7 – 5767

In this Shabbat’s Torah portion we read the famous AZ YASHIR which we also recite daily. Two words may seem insignificant but are truly the essence of the hope of Israel today. The words are: TEVI’EMO VETITA’EMO, “You will bring them in and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance.” (Ex. 15,17) This is [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah BeShalach 6 – 5766

A man once came extremely disturbed before the Rabbi of Volozhin and told him the following tale. He had been in business with a partner and one day they both got into a terrible fight. Their partnership naturally broke up but the man claimed that he made a Shvu’a that he would never be in [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah BeShalach 5 – 5765

When the Jews left Egypt Moshe made a special effort to take along the remains of Yosef. (Ex. 13,19) The reason he did so we are told in the Torah was because Yosef had made the Bnei Yisrael take an oath that when they would leave to return to Israel they would take him along. [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah BeShalach 4 – 5764

In the Torah we read a passage that we recite daily in our morning prayers. When Bnei Yisrael crossed the see and the Egyptians were destroyed the Torah says that Bnei Yisrael saw the powerful hand of Hashem and VAYA’AMINU BASHEM UVEMOSHE AVDO, “they believed in Hashem and in his servant Moshe.” Did they not [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Beshalach 3

There is a very interesting discussion among the Rabbis of the Talmud concerning what took place at the Red Sea before Bnei Yisrael crossed. Rabbi Meir said, “When Israel stood by the sea, the tribes were vying with each other. One said we will go in first and the other said we will go in [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Beshalach 2 (5762)

The Torah tells us that the Bnei Yisrael saw the Egyptian army pursuing them and they were very frightened, VAYIR’U ME’OD. (Ex. 14:10) It seems they were not expecting the Egyptians to chase after them. This is difficult to understand since earlier in the Parsha we read that Hashem told them that the Egyptians would [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Beshalach 1 (5761)

When Bnei Israel left Mitzrayim the Torah says they left CHAMUSHIM, which Rashi explains to mean “armed”. (Ex. 13;18) Later when the Mitzrim pursued them and overtook them at the YAM SUF, we are told they complained to Hashem and Moshe that they would all perish. (Ex. 14;10-12) There is an interesting question that may [ READ MORE ]

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