A special Shabbat of Song – Crossing the Sea, the Birth of a Nation Saturday, January 31 (6 Shevat) This Shabbat, as we read Parashat Beshalach, we encounter more miracles at the Sea of Reeds than in Egypt itself.
This is the decisive moment of belief—the narrow place between the rock and the hard place—when everything seems about to collapse and faith is demanded. Moses carries with him the bones of Joseph, bringing the last chapter of Egypt toward closure. Just as the last hostage Ran Gvili comes to burial in Israel. This Shabbat also coincides with Tu BiShvat, the birthday of the trees—a celebration of new life at a time when everything still appears dormant.
It is a Shabbat of hope, even while it is still dark outside.
Rabbi Gadi Capela