The seventh day of Pesach marks one of the most dramatic moments in Jewish history – the splitting of the Red Sea. The Torah reading describes in vivid detail how the Children of Israel stood trapped between the sea and the pursuing Egyptian army. Then, “Hashem caused the sea to go back with a strong east wind all that night”.
The miracle was not immediate. There was no thunderbolt from heaven. It came through an easterly wind – natural, almost subtle. Yet at exactly the right moment, the waters split.
This is one of the most powerful lessons of Pesach: that Hashem’s miracles are often wrapped in nature, hidden behind the veil of the world as we know it. It’s not always a flash of lightning. Sometimes it’s the quiet, perfectly timed breeze that changes everything.
We see this so clearly in our own times. The events unfolding in Israel, particularly over the past year, have been filled with challenge, pain and yet… salvation.
Stories continue to emerge of miraculous rescues: a terrorist setting a bomb timer wrong by minutes, a soldier pausing for a drink and avoiding an ambush, a baby saved because her pram was slightly delayed. These aren’t just coincidences. They are the yad Hashem—the hand of God – hidden, but very much at work.
Chazal (the sages of the Talmud) teach us that the greatest miracles are not necessarily the loudest, but the ones that show us Hashem’s intimate involvement in the lives of His people. On the seventh day of Pesach, as we relive the krias Yam Suf, the splitting of the Red Sea, we are reminded that the same God who split the sea is still guiding history today. The same wind that blew then, blows now – nudging, timing, protecting.
In 2025, with all the complexity of modern life, technology, politics, and conflict, we might be tempted to feel that Hashem is distant. But the truth is the opposite. The very survival of Am Yisrael, the individual stories of salvation, the spiritual awakenings, and the quiet strength of Jewish families standing strong – all testify to Hashem’s ongoing involvement.
The seventh day of Pesach is not just about what happened. It’s about what happens. Hashem is still holding us. We must open our eyes and see the wind.
