Beshalach Videos

Upon leaving Egypt, Moses takes the remains of Joseph as they journey through the desert. Why did Moses himself have to get involved in removing it from Egypt? Discover the incredible details of how the coffin was retrieved, and subsequently transported miraculously across the desert. Learn how Joseph’s bones were actually an embodiment of life, rather than death.

When the Jews complain about the food in the desert, the Torah records two responses by Moshe and Aharon. Rashi sees in this a lesson in how to address appropriate and inappropriate expectations (and gives us a glimpse into the relevance of studying Jewish mysticism).

Faith and trust are essential to financial success.

The Rebbes of Chabad usually wouldn’t wash for bread (challah) for Seudah Shlishit, the third meal on Shabbos. Explore the mystical reason behind this seemingly lenient practice of eating lesser foods, and how it fits with halachah.

Discover the symbolism of the Ten Plagues, and how it can serve as a template for leaving our own Egypt.

This sicha is a Siyum on tractate Eruvin.

How do you explain Rashi's suggestion that even a good Egyptian deserves to be killed?

Two similar commentaries of Rashi in the narrative of the Jews complaining for food, indicates how there are two different elements at work. Learn and discover when complaining against G-d is an act of faith.

The teaching of Shabbos in the Manna narrative signifies a commonality. Learn a revolutionary perspective on how a Jewish person should approach earning a living.

Two perspectives on what an Eruv Tavshillin achieves, which is a means to allow cooking on Yom Tov for Shabbos, teaching us two stages of personal spiritual growth.

Should Chabadniks eat Seudah Shelishis, the third meal on Shabbos? Decoding the mystical paradox of that meal.

In the battle against Amalek, as Moshe’s hands were raised, his arms became heavy. Understanding how Moshe erred, teaches us to act with urgency when a Jew is at risk.

Why we have to prioritize connecting Jews who feel disconnected from their Judaism. We learn this from how the Torah relates that at the Exodus, Moshe took Yosef’s remains with them.

In the desert, the Jews needed to live with absolute trust in Hashem that He would provide for them Manna from heaven each day. How can we emulate that trust on a daily basis?

After the Torah finishes describing the manna, it details its specific measure. Learn the significance of its precise quantity, and why the Jews were spoon-fed for 40 years in the desert.

Jewish unity is embedded in the core of our being and is accessed via the Tzaddik. This we learn from the unity expressed at the song at the sea led by Moshe.

Following the splitting of the sea Moses led the people in song. Learn the three different ways this happened, and the personal meaning for us today.

chp. 13 verses 17 - 21: Introduction,Pharaoh sends the Jews out of Egypt. Hashem does not take them through the land of the Philistines, He was concerned that if they would be confronted with battle they would return to Egypt. He leads them by way of the wilderness by the Red Sea. They leave Egypt armed. Moshe takes the bones of Yosef with him to fulfill the oath that children of Israel took, that when they would be redeemed that they should take his remains with them. They encamped in Etham in the edge of the wilderness. Hashem went before them as a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night so that they could travel day and night.

Chp. 14 verses 11 - 29: The people begin to complain to Moshe afraid that the Egyptians would kill them. Moshe assures them that this would be the last time they would see the Egyptians, and that Hashem would battle for them. Hashem tells Moshe to stretch forth his hand and split the sea and the B'nai Yisrael should enter the sea on dry land. All of this so that Hashem would be honored through the drowning of Pharaoh and his army. That night there was light for the Jews and darkness for the Egyptians. The east wind blew all night and in the morning Moshe stretched forth his hand and the sea split. The nation entered the sea which was dry land with a wall of water on their right and left.

Chp. 14 verses 30 & 31 Chp. 15 verses 1 - 3: Hashem saved Israel on that day from the hand of the Egyptians and thet saw them dead on the sea shore. The people feared G-d and they believed in Hashem and Moshe His servant. Chp. 15, introduction to the "Shirah." How did they sing the song? The song is a proof of the "Revival of the dead." The horse and the rider He threw into the sea as one with ease. Hashem is our strength and our salvation. He is my G-d and I will glorify Him the G-d of our father's and I will exalt Him. He came to the sea in His guise of a man of war, the L-rd is His name.

Chp. 16 verses 27 -36 Chp. 17 verses 1 - 6: Even though they were commanded not to, some of the people went out on the seventh day to collect the Mann and there was none. Hashem rebukes Moshe for their action. They name the food from heaven Mann. Hashem commands Moshe to tell Aaron to place an omer of Mann in an earthenware container and place it with the Ark forever. The people ate the Mann for forty years until they reached the border of the land of Cannan. Chp. 17 begins with the people complaining to Moshe about a lack of water.

Chp. 17 verses 7 -16: The place that they complained about water was called Massah and Meribah. Then Amalek comes and attacks Israel in Rephidim. Moshe tells Yehoshua to chose men to war with them. Moshe goes up to the top of the hill with the staff in his hand, Aaron and Chur are with him. When he lifts his hands Israel prevails and when he drops them Amalek prevails. He sits on a rock with Aaron and Chur supporting his hands. Yehoshua defeats Amalek. Hashem commands Moshe to write in the Torah that He would Utterly wipe out the memory of Amalek from under the heavens. Moshe builds an alter and calls it Adonai-nissi. He said that Hashem will war with Amalek from generation to generation..

The nuance of trust; leaving the details to G-d.

Trust means you are confident G-d will bless you without dictating how He does it.

This first class in the series introduces the historical context in which Miriam lived—the oppressive and bitter conditions of the Jewish people’s slavery in Egypt.

How Miriam as a five-year-old girl already displayed immense bravery by defying the wicked Pharaoh’s order to help kill the newborn Israelite males.

We learn how Miriam—whose name means both “bitterness” and “rebellion”—did not respond passively to the bitterness of her people’s plight, but instead rallied the women of her generation to have faith that freedom would soon come.