Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32 - 12:6
From Temple B'nai Emet
Words of Torah for the End of Passover
At the end of the Passover holiday two significant customs are observed. One is the Torah reading about the crossing of the Red Sea. Tradition teaches that this happened on the 7th day of the Exodus.
The other tradition is reciting the Yizkor memorial service at the end of the holiday.
While there is no obvious connection between these two customs, I believe if we read the Torah text along with the Rabbinic commentary as brought by Rashi, perhaps we will understand how these two customs are connected.
We read in the Book of Exodus, in the section (Parasha) called “B’shallach,” the story of when the Israelites left slavery in Egypt, actually, when they were sent out of Egypt by Pharaoh.
The text reads: “Moses took Joseph's bones with him, for he [Joseph] had adjured the sons of Israel, saying, God will surely remember you, and you shall bring up my bones from here with you” Exodus 13:19
Rashi, the medieval Biblical commentator, has two interesting comments on two phrases found in this verse:
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