The Ruth Portion B'shallah Summary

The Torah portion B’shallah is about the Jew’s journey from Egypt to Israel. On this journey, the Jews are led by a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night. In the beginning of the 40 year trek to Egypt, the Jews were being freed from Egypt. Pharaoh had let them go, and the Jews began to be led by the pillar. But then, G-d hardened Pharaoh’s heart and had him send his chariots to pursue the Jews. But when they neared, the pillar of cloud moved behind the Jews, and the angel of G-d himself blocked the arrows and stones sent at the Jews. Then, G-d told Moses to hold his arm holding the rod gifted to Moses by G-d over the sea, and the sea split. The Israelites then marched the dried land as the Egyptian soldiers followed. G-d saved the Jews by
The Jews then carried on the journey singing a song about the Lord. They went on into the wilderness of Shur; they traveled three days in the wilderness and found no water. They then found water, but it was bitter. Moses was told to use the rod again, and made the water sweet. This part of the land was then named Marah because the water was bitter. They then came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palms trees and camped there beside the water. After that, in the wilderness of Sin, the Jews became wary and hungry and complained. G-d then rained down bread from the sky for the Israelites to gather each day, but if left until next dawn, it would rot and become maggot infested. This bread was called manna- it was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers of honey. At morning, the Jews ate manna, and by evening, the Jews ate quail. On the day before Sabbath, it rained twice the supply of manna because Sabbath was the day of rest, for the Jews could not get manna then, and the manna did not become filthy on the Sabbath. After hiking again they quarrel again because