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MEASURE YOUR FRIEND TO MEASURE YOURSELF

As we read the Parshios of the Torah we discover so many times that our people failed to live up to HaShem’s expectations. It is noteworthy how true the Torah is to the real facts and does not sugarcoat our past. It is nevertheless disappointing to see so many failures. Furthermore, it is difficult to understand how could our people who experienced the Ten Plagues and the Splitting of the Red Sea and received the Torah at Sinai demonstrate such a lack of faith in HaShem?

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INHERENT SWEETNESS

This week’s Parsha, B’shalach, recounts the first steps that our people took on their journey from Egypt. First, we experienced the great miracle of the splitting of the Red Sea, traveling through the sea followed by the drowning of the Egyptians. We then began the journey to Sinai to receive the Torah. There was much preparation that needed to be done before that moment.