Beshalach

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"And behold, when Moshe (Moses) raised his hand..."

4 March 2025

This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Purim in 1970. It explains the special quality of Amalek and how the Jew has the power to eradicate it within his or her own life.

The Song of the Sea

26 January 2021

This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat Beshalach 1970. It begins with the opening words of the song which was thankfully sung by the Jewish people together with Moses after the miracle of...

Singing A Song As One

5770

Unity as the great need of our time, exploring how the Jewish people achieved unity as they crossed the Red Sea and sang together as one voice. The insight is that the Song at the Sea expresses what...

When To Fight

5775

When to fight and when to trust in divine providence, using two episodes in the Sedra. The insight is that the Sedra teaches two different spiritual strategies: active battle against Amalek and...

Returning To The Garden

5774

The Splitting of the Sea as a personal experience for every Jew, not only a historical event, drawing on the Lubavitcher Rebbe's teachings. The insight is that accessing the spiritual dimension of...

Tiie Essence Of Judaism

5773

The essence of Judaism through the detail that Moses took Joseph's bones along when leaving Egypt, fulfilling Joseph's dying wish. The insight, drawing on Chassidic teaching, is that loyalty to the...

Double Life

5772

The dual nature of the Splitting of the Sea as both a complete spiritual experience in itself and a preparation for the greater revelation at Sinai. The insight is that we can approach each Mitzvah...

The Spiritual Dimension

5771

On the spiritual dimension revealed at the Splitting of the Sea, which the Sages say surpassed the visions of the Prophets. The insight is that this revelation was a preparation for the giving of the...

A Glimpse Beyond The Veil

5769

The Splitting of the Sea as a metaphor for a moment when the veil between physical reality and spiritual meaning is suddenly drawn aside. The insight is that the splitting of the sea offered a...

Higher And Higher

5745

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Beshalach, 10 Shevat, 5745 (1985). The Previous Rebbe's Bati LeGani discourse is expounded further, with the focus on how seven Tzaddikim...

Yud Shevat

5784

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Beshalach, 10 Shevat, 5744 (1984). The Song of Songs verse 'I have come into my Garden, my sister, my bride' is the opening of the...

Between The Walls Of The Sea

5733

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Beshalach, 5733 (1973). When the Jewish people crossed the sea, the water formed walls on their right and left, representing the merit of...

Transforming Evil To Good

5743

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Beshalach, 10 Shevat, 5743 (1983). Based on the Previous Rebbe's maamar 'Bati Legani', the discourse traces how the Divine Presence departed...