Price range: $66.00 through $180.00
Giclée print on canvas or fine art paper
Size 30 x 42cm (12″ x 16″)
I offer this piece of Biblical art work from the Book of Exodus as a museum-quality print on canvas. The naive art style lends itself to the depiction of momentous events because it doesn’t take itself too seriously. In this depiction, the Israelites flee as they are chased by Egyptian chariots. The walls of water on either side are about to break over the heads of the Egyptians, whose horses sense the impending tragedy before their masters do.
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַמַּיִם וַיְכַסּוּ אֶת-הָרֶכֶב וְאֶת-הַפָּרָשִׁים לְכֹל חֵיל פַּרְעֹה הַבָּאִים אַחֲרֵיהֶם בַּיָּם לֹא-נִשְׁאַר בָּהֶם עַד-אֶחָד. וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הָלְכוּ בַיַּבָּשָׁה בְּתוֹךְ הַיָּם וְהַמַּיִם לָהֶם חֹמָה מִימִינָם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָם. וַיּוֹשַׁע יְהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל מִיַּד מִצְרָיִם וַיַּרְא יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-מִצְרַיִם מֵת עַל-שְׂפַת הַיָּם. וַיַּרְא יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-הַיָּד הַגְּדֹלָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהוָה בְּמִצְרַיִם וַיִּירְאוּ הָעָם אֶת-יְהוָה וַיַּאֲמִינוּ בַּיהוָה וּבְמֹשֶׁה עַבְדּוֹ.
And the waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, the entire force of Pharaoh coming after them into the sea; not even one of them survived. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the water was to them like a wall from their right and from their left. On that day the Lord saved Israel from the hand[s] of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dying on the seashore. And Israel saw the great hand, which the Lord had used upon the Egyptians, and the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in Moses, His servant.
(Exodus Ch 14. 28-31)
In Beshalach, Pharaoh finally sends Bnei Yisrael out, only to pursue them moments later with his chariots and army. Trapped between the Egyptian force and the sea, the people cry out in fear. At that moment, Moshe delivers words that echo across Jewish history:
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָעָם אַל־תִּירָאוּ הִתְיַצְּבוּ וּרְאוּ אֶת־יְשׁוּעַת ה׳ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה לָכֶם הַיּוֹם
“Moshe said to the people: Do not be afraid. Stand firm and see the salvation of Hashem that He will perform for you today.” (Exodus 14:13)
Only after faith precedes certainty does the sea split.
In the wilderness, the people encounter a second test of trust: Shabbat. Not in a settled land. Not behind walls. But while dependent on daily manna:
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אִכְלֻהוּ הַיּוֹם כִּי־שַׁבָּת הַיּוֹם לַה׳ הַיּוֹם לֹא תִמְצָאֻהוּ בַּשָּׂדֶה
“Moshe said: Eat it today, for today is Shabbat to Hashem; today you will not find it in the field.” (Exodus 16:25)
Shabbat is given before security, teaching that Jewish identity does not wait for safety. We rest not because the world is calm, but because we trust Hashem even when it is not. Then comes Amalek; striking from behind, targeting the weak, attacking not territory but morale. Israel prevails only when Moshe’s hands are raised, reminding us that victory flows not only from strength, but from moral clarity, unity, and faith.
Beshalach delivers a message we cannot afford to forget:
• When there appears to be no path forward, Hashem provides one.
• The sea did not part early. The manna did not arrive in advance. Redemption unfolds only when we move forward even when the way is unclear.
• Pharaoh spoke of peace, until his chariots followed. Amalek was not chaos, but calculated cruelty; not passion, but ideological hatred. Evil that is merely condemned in words, rather than confronted in action, always returns.
Shabbat itself is our declaration of resistance:
That fear does not define us.
That truth is not negotiable.
That Jewish continuity does not depend on permission.
Today, once again, we stand at the water’s edge; surrounded by hostility, distortion, and moral confusion. Yet Jewish history reminds us: we have stood here before. The same Hashem who split the sea, sustained us in the wilderness, and defeated Amalek still watches over His people.
We are called not to despair, but to walk forward. To speak truth when others offer slogans. To maintain clarity when the world blurs lines. And to refuse to outsource Jewish survival to anyone else.
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