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Bnei Yisrael were privy to an unprecedented array of miracles, ranging from the Ten Plagues to the many miracles that occurred during the Exodus, to the splitting of the Red Sea.  The Jews clearly saw that Hashem was with them during times of crisis.  However, was this the most crucial lesson?  Or is there another miracle, which, although less profound in nature, has a more significant message?  Horav S.R. Hirsch, zl, observes that Bnei Yisrael were acutely aware that Hashem was close to them during the critical stages of their development.  What about their recognition of Hashem’s role in their…

Bnei Yisrael were saved from certain death when the waters of the Red Sea miraculously split before them.  Hashem’s Divine decree altered the course of nature for His People.  What happened afterwards when the people had passed safely through?  The waters should have reverted to their original state.  That is what should have happened.  The Torah, however, records that Hashem commanded Moshe to “stretch out your hand over the sea, and the waters will go back upon Egypt.”  Why did they not simply fall back to their original position?  Once the purpose of the miracle had been fulfilled and its…