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Episode Synopsis
Parashat B’shalach: Walking Through the Sea Towards Our Eternal Destiny
With Pharaoh and the Egyptian army in hot pursuit, the Children of Israel face the Sea of Reeds in this week’s Torah portion of B’shalach. Walking through the water that had miraculously split before them, the Israelites experienced the great saving of Hashem, and collectively rose – man, woman and (even the as-yet unborn) child, to the highest level of revelation. This prophetic illumination resulted in the entire nation bursting forth with the very special ‘Song of the Sea.’ This song sums up their experience as a clear vision of the true nature of reality…they understood that this event was not an exception to the rule, not the temporary suspension of reality—but the suspension of the illusion of this world. This week’s episode of the Jerusalem Lights podcast explores the depth and beauty of this seminal event in history as described in this week’ Torah portion and in the teachings of the Sages of Israel. Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim Richman also connect the portion’s theme of faith in G-d to the events transpiring currently in our tumultuous world.
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Rabbi Chaim Richman
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With Pharaoh and the Egyptian army in hot pursuit, the Children of Israel face the Sea of Reeds in this week’s Torah portion of B’shalach. Walking through the water that had miraculously split before them, the Israelites experienced the great saving of Hashem, and collectively rose – man, woman and (even the as-yet unborn) child, to the highest level of revelation. This prophetic illumination resulted in the entire nation bursting forth with the very special ‘Song of the Sea.’ This song sums up their experience as a clear vision of the true nature of reality…they understood that this event was not an exception to the rule, not the temporary suspension of reality—but the suspension of the illusion of this world. This week’s episode of the Jerusalem Lights podcast explores the depth and beauty of this seminal event in history as described in this week’ Torah portion and in the teachings of the Sages of Israel. Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim Richman also connect the portion’s theme of faith in G-d to the events transpiring currently in our tumultuous world.
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Rabbi Chaim Richman
Jerusalem Lights |Torah for Everyone
Donate to help support the work of Jerusalem Lights at [email protected] or:
https://paypal.me/JerusalemLights?locale.x=en_US
Subscribe to our newsletter at www.rabbirichman.com
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUpVZ_6uuXGnknp2dJD6pSA/featured
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RabbiChaimRichman/
In the USA:
Jerusalem Lights Inc.
Post Office Box 16886
Lubbock Texas 79490.
In Israel:
Tel 972 54 7000395
Mail: PO Box 23808, Jerusalem Israel
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