Splitting of the Sea, The

In Hot Pursuit, The Miracle of the Red Sea, The End of the Egyptian Army, Israel's Song of Praise

Man’s glory is his free will, for his ability to decide is a kind of act of G‑d. Man can use his free will to his own detriment, or as an expression of glory and dignity.

Take the world at face value, and it won’t let you move forward. You’ll have to bridle every impulse, carefully balance every step—and even then, for every step forward, you could fall back two. You’ll have enslaved yourself within an Egypt of your own ma...

Pinchas Torah Likkutei Sichos, Vol. VI, p. 86ff. I. On the verse:Shmos 14:27. “And towards morning, the sea turned back to its power,” the MidrashBereishis Rabbah 5:5; Shmos Rabbah 21:6; Zohar, Vol. II, p. 198b. states that when G‑d created the sea, He es...

You feel the pain and bitterness, even more deeply than the others, yet you carry in your heart an inextinguishable flame of faith, hope and optimism. You are Miriam, the quintessential Jewish woman.