Class One Hundred and Thirty Six, The Chumash: The “Well of Miriam”

Class One Hundred and Thirty Six, The Chumash: The “Well of Miriam” Class One.
How the well operated, it would roll with them and stayed until they came to the border of ארץ ישראל then it entered (supposedly) the ים כנרת.
The בארה של מרים flooded the pass or gorge (chasm) between the two mountains at נחל ארנון so the Jewish People could witness Hashem’s miracle.
The story of מי ריבה: Its called צור and סלע, here Moshe is told to hit stone and at the end of the forty years he was told to talk to it; and we know what

Class One Hundred and Thirty Six, The Chumash: The “Well of Miriam” Class Two.
All travels were with “תערומת ומחלוקת” (Complaining to Hashem and arguing with one another) as they were moving so fast.
Hashem has very high expectations and moves us very quickly, and when He forces the move upon them they complain to Him and argue with one another about the meaning of the move spiritually.
They came to Rephidim, a place where “their hands became weak in words of Torah”, What does Torah have to do with hands? Torah isn’t knowledge, it is life (that includes ideas also) and if we don’t do the Torah, there’s something wrong with our Torah.
A Rebbe pushes and that is his right (depriving a Yid of material pleasures) and role.

Class One Hundred and Thirty Six, The Chumash: The “Well of Miriam” Class Three.
This class is the first of the new school year (5780-5781/ 2020-2021) and the introduction is therefore necessary.
Part 1:  What is slavery? Having no control over oneself means not having the freedom to overcome our weaknesses – that is slavery.  If a person can use self-control over chocolate, pizza, drugs, internet, gambling etc… that is freedom.  Through Torah any human being can take control of him or herself.  The purpose of life is to work and maximize oneself and that is freedom.  
Key Points:  
1. God took the Jews came out of Egypt as a Nation.  
2. God took Egypt out of the Jews and made them free.  
3. Freedom is established by entering a life of Torah and Mitzvot and a relationship with G-d, this is challanging but it makes us bigger and more (or: Freer) that makes humans free. Therefore until the Jews received the Torah they were not yet completely free of Egypt.
Class Length (33:52)

Class One Hundred and Thirty Six, The Chumash: The “Well of Miriam” Class Four.
Part 2:  How can a slave begin to trust? In the relationship with Hashem the key test is trust. This is exemplified by the journey in the desert facing the need for daily water in combination with rising sense of insecurity leading to conflict between each other.  Lessons are drawn from both the side of the Jews dealing with the individual stress spilling over into community behavior and dis-unification – being “vayarev” (when they arrive and see that there is no water) and “vayalin” (when they are actually thirsty)- and how Moshe responds to each complaint.  
Continuing from last year into the story of the Chumash (five books of Moshe).  Reading inside begins at 14:47 (“Vayisu” – “and they journeyed”) Behind the scenes with the Jews traveling with a rock that is called “the well of Miriam”.
Class Length (43:40)

Class One Hundred and Thirty Six, The Chumash: The “Well of Miriam” Class Five.
Hashem reprimands Moshe for disparaging the Yidden.
The “stick” that does the miracles, for Bracha.
The elders are involved.
Breaking the rock; TZUR.

Class One Hundred and Thirty Six, The Chumash: The “Well of Miriam” Class Six.
The relationship between Hashem and the Yidden: Yesh or Ayin היש הוי’ בקרבינו אם אין.