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This Shabbat is called Shabbat Shirah, the Sabbath of Song, because we read the Torah portion Beshallach, which contains the magnificent Shirat HaYam, the Song of the Sea. The Israelites survive the crossing of the Sea of Reeds with a great miracle, and in gratitude, they sing this song. Then they begin their adventures in the Wilderness of Sin (yes, that’s really the name.)
Some words of Torah on Parashat Beshallach:
On Gazelles and Pillars of Fire by Rabbi Beth Kalisch
The Song to the Violent God by Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon
The One that Got Away by Rabbi David Kasher
Water from the Rock by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat
Shabbat Shira: The Song of Miriam by Rabbi Sylvia Rothchild
Honoring the Blank Spaces by Rabbi Minna Bromberg
Waiting for a Miracle by Rabbi Ruth Adar
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