📜 Parashat Beshalach
Exodus · portion 16 of 54 Exodus 13:17–17:16
What happens this week?
Pharaoh chases the Israelites to the Red Sea. Moses lifts his staff, the sea splits, and the people cross on dry land. Moses and Miriam lead songs of thanks, and Miriam dances with a timbrel.
In the desert, God gives the people manna — bread from heaven — every morning, with a double portion on Friday for Shabbat. Water comes from a rock.
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Parashat Beshalach quiz
What happened to the Red Sea?
Who led the women in song and dance?
What food fell from heaven?
On which day was there a double portion?
🕯️ For the Shabbat table
How do you say thank you when something wonderful happens?
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