Exodus 15: Brick by Brick

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Nov 27, 2025 · 3m

Chapter 15 begins with Az Yashir, the famous song of the sea commemorating the miracle of the splitting of the sea:

“Then Moshe and the Israelites sang this song to Hashem. They said: I will sing to Hashem, for He has triumphed gloriously; horse and rider He has hurled into the sea.”

אָז יָשִׁיר מֹשֶׁה וּבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת לַי־הֹוָ־ה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֵאמֹר אָשִׁירָה לַי־הֹוָ־ה כִּי־גָאֹה גָּאָה סוּס וְרֹכְבוֹ רָמָה בַיָּם (Shemot 15:1).

There is so much that can be written about this chapter. A few highlights to look at while reading the song: This is the first time in the…