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B’Shalach: Shabbat Shira, The Song at the Sea

On Shabbat Shira, the Shabbat of song, we commemorate the song sung by the children of Israel at the Splitting of the Sea by feeding birds kasha/buckwheat. Rabbi Daniel Landes looks at what the backstory of this unique custom is?

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Credits
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator

Danny Landes

Rabbi Daniel (Danny) Landes is a prominent Jewish educator, scholar, and former Director and Rosh Yeshiva of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, where he served from 1995 to 2016. During his tenure, he helped establish several major Pardes initiatives, including the Pardes Educators Program, Fellows Program, and Pardes Kollel. Ordained by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, he is the founder and director of Yashrut, an institution dedicated to rigorous Torah study, rabbinic leadership, and moral integrity.