This portion Beshalach begins the journey of Israel moving out of slavery and into faith. Ramban wrote a book called “Sefer haEmunah vehaBitahon” ספר הואמונה הביטחון which describes the process of going from faith to trust. Let’s not confuse one with the other, even though it may not be easy to understand. You cannot trust unless you have faith and it is important for us to move from faith to the next higher step called trust. Here we see the formation of Israel into a nation after the deliverance from Egypt. All the nations had their own regional gods who were limited to their own territory. The God of Israel was in the process of demonstrating that He alone was the God above all other gods. These gods each had their own special dates, often related to nature or to the solstices or the seasons. The God of [...]
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(Divrei-Hayamim Bet/2 Chronicles 20:1-3) “Some time later, the people of Mo’av and the people of ‘Amon with other ‘Amonim came up to fight Y’hoshafat. Y’hoshafat was told , “A huge Army from beyond the [Dead] Sea, from Aram, is on its way to fight you; right now they are in Hatzatzon-Tamar” (that is, ...
A Passover Seder involves the whole family. It’s an evening filled with stories and symbols to celebrate a Festival of Freedom from slavery in Egypt. Our Rabbi, Maran Yeshua later turned these promises of Israel’s deliverance to a message of deliverance from our own slavery to sin. It is a telling witness to what He has done and is doin ...
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