Finding ourselves still in the midst of receiving the Torah, it seems fairly out of place to reference the idiom reflected at the start...

"וַיּוֹצֵ֨א מֹשֶׁ֧ה אֶת־הָעָ֛ם לִקְרַ֥את הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ בְּתַחְתִּ֥ית הָהָֽר׃ “Moshe led the people out...

Parshat Beshalach marks a pivotal moment in Am Yisrael’s development. The nation defined by a destructive era of slavery is called upon...