Exile and Redemption (136)(04) – The Chumash: The “Well of Miriam”

Beshalach

Exile and Redemption (136)(04)

Sefer Shmos 14:47 –

Class Four.

How can a slave begin to trust? In the relationship with Hashem the key test is trust. This is exemplified by the journey in the desert facing the need for daily water in combination with rising sense of insecurity leading to conflict between each other.  Lessons are drawn from both the side of the Jews dealing with the individual stress spilling over into community behavior and dis-unification – being “vayarev” (when they arrive and see that there is no water) and “vayalin” (when they are actually thirsty)- and how Moshe responds to each complaint.  
Continuing from last year into the story of the Chumash (five books of Moshe).  Reading inside begins at 14:47 (“Vayisu” – “and they journeyed”) Behind the scenes with the Jews traveling with a rock that is called “the well of Miriam”.
Class Length (43:40)