ABSTRACT
The Sages said: When Israel saw the Egyptians pursuing them, fear and trembling seized them. In that moment, Israel was like a dove fleeing to her nest in order to escape from a hawk, only to find a serpent once she got there. Similarly, when Israel caught sight of the Egyptians, they said to Moses, “Moses our teacher, where will we go—the Egyptians are behind us and the sea is in front of us?!” Then they lifted up their voice in lament, and even Moses wept with them. The mercy of the Blessed Holy One was stirred.
