Parshas Beshalach: Picturing Kriyas Yam Suf in Shiras Hayam

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why should we picture ourselves crossing the Yam Suf each day as we say Shiras HaYam? The Ramban at the end of Parshas Bo teaches that open miracles open our eyes to the hidden ones, and that without believing everything is a nes one has no share in Toras Moshe. Teva is Hashem pulling the strings behind a curtain, and a nes is Hashem pulling the curtain back. So walking down 17th Avenue is like crossing the Yam.

Key points

• The Zohar has Shiras HaYam said daily with simcha, picturing oneself crossing the Yam.
• The Ramban teaches that recalling the open miracles of the Exodus brings recognition of hidden ones.
• A tzaddik's diyuk on bayabasha: walking on dry land is no less a miracle than the Yam.

In this shiur

1. 0:00The Zohar on picturing the crossing
2. 2:16Midrash Tanchuma on kaparas avonos
3. 2:30Why relive the crossing
4. 3:05The Ramban at the end of Parshas Bo
5. 6:09A tzaddik's diyuk on bayabasha
6. 8:48Walking on 17th Avenue
7. 10:26Not skipping Shiras HaYam

Topics

• Shiras HaYam
• Krias Yam Suf
• Nissim Nistarim