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    PARSHAS BESHALACH: SALVATIONS ON SHABBOS SHIRAH

    There is no space
    between parashas
    Vayigash and
    parashas Vayichi,
    which is why it is
    called a Parashah
    S’Tumah, a closed
    parashah. Rashi (47:28) writes,
    “Why is this parashah closed?
    Because when Yaakov Avinu was
    niftar, the eyes and hearts of the
    Jewish nation became closed from
    the tzaros… because they began to
    enslave them.”
    When there isn’t much white in a
    sefer Torah, that is a sign of tzaros,
    and the heart and the mind close. This
    week, the abundance of white spaces
    (in the Shirah) demonstrates an open
    mind and happy spirit, freed from
    all tzaros. This occurs on Shabbos
    Shirah because with kriyas Yam Suf

    come salvations for Bnei Yisrael, for
    the individual and the community.
    The Beis Aharon zt’l writes, “The Az
    Yashir contains everything in it: what
    was and will be. All redemptions are
    found in the shirah. If a person says
    it with all his heart, with mesirus
    nefesh, according to his level, all
    his spiritual and physical needs
    will be attained.” This occurs every
    day when we say Az Yashir with
    kavanah. Certainly, this happens on
    Shabbos Shirah when we say the Az
    Yashir or when we listen to it being
    read in the Sefer Torah. We can merit
    many brachos and salvations on this
    Shabbos.
    The Midrash (Shemos Rabba 21:6)
    asks, it should have stated, that the
    sea split. Why does it say, that the
    water split? This teaches us that all
    waters in the world split. All around
    the world, wherever there was a body
    of water, it split.

    What was the purpose of this
    miracle?
    The Sar Shalom of Belz zt’l
    explains that water represents
    tzaros and yesurim, as it states
    (Tehillim 69:2) “Save me,
    Hashem, for the waters have
    reached the soul” Hashem
    split all water of the world to
    indicate that when we read
    the Shirah, we are saved from
    all troubles and yesurim.
    The Chozeh writes that every year,
    on Shvi’i Shel Pesach and Shabbos
    Shirah Hashem sends bounty and
    a lot of compassion to the Jewish
    nation.
    Chazal say that earning parnassah and
    finding shidduchim are as difficult as
    kriyas Yam Suf. So, shidduchim and
    parnassah aren’t matters to be taken
    lightly. Miracles as massive as kriyas
    Yam Suf are needed for them to occur.

    The Rashbam writes that the Gemara
    tells us this, so we should understand
    the importance of davening for
    parnassah and shidduchim.
    The Ateres Tzvi writes, “When the
    sea split, it unlocked salvation for all
    future generations — for individuals
    and the Jewish community. Even if
    the gates of parnassah or shidduchim
    are closed, one can pray during this
    special eis ratzon by kriyas Yam
    Suf… and Hashem will save Bnei
    Yisrael.”