The Rising Life

“...Speak to the House of Jacob and tell the Children of Israel” Hashem is telling Moshe to prepare the Jewish people for the Torah. "The House of Jacob" - Rashi tells us; “these are the Jewish women.” Speak to them first. They are the ones who will make this happen. As women we are the builders of homes. The heart and foundation of every family unit. Through villages, towns and communities of strong, loving homes, a nation is built to last for eternity. The secret to the survival of the Jewish nation? The homes that we build. "Bayit Ne'eman b'Yisrael." A house that is faithful to our tradition; a home in which the mitzvah of challah is observed, the candles are lit for Shabbos and the mikva

This week’s parsha is one of glorious redemption! We overcome our adversaries, rise high on the wings of Hashem’s love for us, and cross the sea on dry land. This Shabbat is known as Shabbat shira- The Shabbat of Song, for the song that we sang on the shores of the Red Sea, and continue to sing until this day! We are told that all of creation sang praises to the Creator in the wake of the splitting of the sea. A beautiful tradition is to feed the birds this Shabbat, to honor them for their song then, and their constant song and praise of the Creator. The Chatam Sofer says that this custom is based on the verse in our parashah “In order that they may see the bread which I fed you” Future gene