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Short Thoughts

Sivan Rahav-Meir

The Idyllic Concept of

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n this week’s parasha, Beshalach, the meat,” and they claim that Moshe and In other words, when the people are
Children of Israel sing the beautiful Aharon took them out to the desert in tired, upset, skeptical, negative, angry,
I Shirat HaYam (Song of the Sea) order to “kill this entire congregation and lack faith, Amalek identifies the
after miraculously crossing the Red Sea. through hunger.” opportunity and attacks. And so too
However, despite the miracles and the
euphoria, they also begin complaining But that’s not all. today. The enemy knows when to come.
and criticizing. As the parasha continues, the people Indeed, the enemy coming shows us that
are again thirsty and ask: “Why did you we are our own worst enemy.
For example, the masses confront Moshe
Rabbeinu after the journey has barely take us up from Egypt to kill us and our Internal unity, shared identity and
begun: “Are there not enough graves children and cattle in thirst?” At this a common vision aren’t just clichés.
point, even Moshe the leader expresses
in Egypt that you took us out to die in despair. “And Moshe cried to G-d saying: They are part of a profound concept of
the desert?” Why have you brought us What should I do for this people? Just a national security.
to this place? And shortly afterwards little longer and they will stone me.”
they complain about thirst: “And they
complained against Moshe saying: What When the situation is so dire, we are
should we drink?” Just a few verses later, perhaps not surprised to read the next Sivan Rahav-Meir is a popular Israeli
they express their yearning for their verse: “And Amalek came and they journalist, broadcaster and author of
‘good life’ in Egypt, missing the “pot of fought with Israel.” #Parasha

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