This week’s parsha marks the defining and dividing moment for the Israelites.  Pharaoh and his legions pursue them, eager to catch their former slaves.  Before them is the sea, blocking the way to freedom.

A midrash tells us that Moses prayed, and that God rebukes him.  God insisted that it is not the time for prayer.  The midrash goes on to say that while Moses prayed for divine intervention, one Israelite began walking into the water, insisting on making the miracle himself.

The sea parted.

Prayer and action, speaking to God and godding on our own initiative.  Who was that Israelite and what does his story tell us?  Join us tonight for a Kabbalat Shabbat of special sweetness, and find out!

Date: February 3; Time: 7 pm; Location: McGill Baptist Church