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Why does the shira at Yam Suf celebrate "sus v'rochav rama bayam" — a seemingly minor miracle compared to the ten plagues? The shiur develops the fundamental yesod that Kriyas Yam Suf revealed Hashem (ה׳) in anthropomorphic terms — in ways humans can relate to — creating the first real awareness that something in our being connects to His. This awareness is the basis for all relationship, love, mitzvah (מצוה), and shira.
Rabbi Zweig opens with a profound question: Why does Klal Yisrael break into shira specifically at Kriyas Yam Suf over the miracle of "sus v'rochav rama bayam" (horse and rider thrown into the sea)? Rashi (רש"י) says "oz ki ra'u hanes" — they saw the miracle — but what makes this miracle greater than the ten plagues, Makas Bechoros, or Choshech? The miracle described here seems relatively modest: the rider and horse went up and down together, remaining attached. Why does this evoke shira when none of the previous miracles did? The shiur develops that the answer lies in understanding what shira fundamentally is. Rashi explains "oz yashir" — his heart told him to sing — and Chazal derive from this word "yashir" (future tense, implying "will arise") a remez to techiyat hameitim. There must be an intrinsic connection between what happened at Kriyas Yam Suf and resurrection. The key insight is that Kriyas Yam Suf revealed something entirely new about the relationship between Klal Yisrael and Hashem (ה׳).
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