This is an archive of Torah and Haftarah readings for Parashat b’Shalaḥ (Exodus 13:17-17:16), the fourth parashah in Sefer Shemot according to the annual Torah reading cycle. The haftarah reading for Parashat b’Shalaḥ is Judges 4:4-5:31. Parashat b’Shalaḥ is preceded by parashat Parashat Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16). Parashat Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:22) follows it. Click here to contribute a novel translation of a Torah or Haftarah reading you have prepared for Parashat b’Shalaḥ. Filter resources by Name Filter resources by Tag Filter resources by Category According to Rabbinic tradition, the 21st of Nissan is the day in the Jewish calendar on which Pharaoh’s army was drowned in the Sea of Reeds, and the redeemed children of Yisrael sang the Song of the Sea, the (Shirat Hayam, Exodus 15:1-19). The song, as included in the the morning prayers, comprises one of the most ancient text in Jewish liturgy. The 21st of Nissan corresponds to the 7th day of Passover, and the recitation of the Shirat HaYam is part of the daily Torah Reading. Rabbi Hillel Ḥayim Yisraeli-Lavery shares a performance of a melody he learned for the Shirat Hayam from צוף דבש Tzuf Devash, a Moroccan synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem. If there is something about this tune that strikes one as particularly celebratory, it might be because the relationship between G!d and the Jewish people is traditionally described as a marriage consummated with the Covenant at Mt. Sinai. The passage of Bnei Yisrael through the Sea of Reeds towards Mt. Sinai thus begins a bridal march commencing in the theophany at Mt. Sinai, 42 days later. . . .
A Torah reading of Parashat B’shalaḥ in English translation, transtropilized. . . .
The text of parashat B’shalaḥ, distinguished according to the stratigraphic layers of its composition according to the Supplementary Hypothesis. . . .
Tags: 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., annual Torah reading cycle, liberation from mitsrayim, mythopoesis, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, פרשות parashot, קריעת ים סוף qriyat yam suf, redaction criticism, שבת shabbat, פרשת בשלח parashat B'shalaḥ, שירת הים Shirat haYam, Song of the Sea, supplementary hypothesis, ימי השובבים Yemei haShovavim
A medieval manuscript illustration of the aggadah that the Yam Suf was split in 12 discrete channels, one for each tribe, as reflected above by a 12-color rainbow . . .
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