Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Parshah Picks This email dedicated by: Mrs. Donna Gillaspy To dedicate an email, click here Shevat 7, 5771 · January 12, 2011 General Overview: In this week's reading, Beshalach, Pharaoh pursues the Israelites into the desert. The Red Sea splits, the Israelites cross the sea while the Egyptian army is drowned. Moses and the Israelites sing a special song thanking G‑d for this miracle. The Israelites complain about a lack of food and drink. G‑d sends Manna and quail for them to eat, and miraculously produces water from a rock. Amalek attacks the Israelites and is soundly defeated. This Week's Features Printable Parshah Magazine THE PARSHAH Beshalach Exodus 13:17-17:16 In Beshalach the sea splits, manna rains down from heaven, water is extracted from a rock and war is waged on Amalek. But all this happens all the time inside our souls... COLUMNISTS How do the Forbes 400 Compare to an East African Tribe? It seems that the old adage "money can't buy happiness" has some truth to it. Although wealth has as much as tripled over the past fifty years, mental illness has increased at an equal rate By Rochel Holzkenner Pure Passion What animates me? What perks me up and gets my blood pumping? What thoughts come to mind when nothing else is taking up my brain space? By Mendy Herson Pharaoh as a Role Model He saw sticks turn into snakes. He didn't budge. He saw water turn into blood. Nothing... Hello, Pharaoh! Why don't you just give up? By Levi Avtzon FEATURED VIDEO Torah in Ten Topics include: Why it took forty years to complete an eleven-day journey, the spiritual symbolism of the splitting of the sea, and the power of song to preserve the emotional power of a moment. By Chaim Miller  Watch (9:36) Parshah Power Four Factions at the Red Sea Not long after leaving Egypt, the Jewish people found themselves trapped between the Red Sea and the Egyptians chasing behind them. At that time, our people were divided into four factions as to what should be the appropriate reaction. By Mendel Kaplan  Watch (22:57) FEATURED AUDIO CLASSES Four Squared When the Jews encountered the red sea and they had the Egyptians closing in behind them, they broke up in to four camps: Where should they go? What should they do? By Moshe New  Download    Listen (42:51) Parshah Insight minute weekly Torah insight based on the wellsprings of Torah and Chassidut. By J. Immanuel Schochet  Download    Listen (6:25) The Sea Split – A Glimpse into Truth The splitting of the Sea of Reeds is the prototype for all events in history, when G-dliness was made evident: prophecy of sort, a curtain removed, truth revealed. By Manis Friedman  Listen (29:08)