Shabbat B’Shallach is also known as Shabbat Shira – the Shabbat of Song. After crossing over the Sea of Reeds, escaping from the narrow confines of Mitzrayim, Egypt, the Israelites break out in a song, and sing words that speak of themselves in the past, present and future – just as we heard when Moses asked God, God’s Name: I Was, I Am and I Will Be. Just as we live with our past within us in every present moment, we too are always in a state of becoming.
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Torah for the Birds
January 25, 2021 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk Tags: b'shallach, Shabbat Shira – the Shabbat of Song, Tu B’Shvat •
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