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The seventh day of Pesach celebrates the anniversary of the splitting of the Sea of Reeds. So momentous was this event, that the rabbis incorporated the entire Song at the Sea into the daily liturgy. Indeed, lines were composed to reenact the splitting of the sea in the blessings after the Shema, evening and morning. The evening liturgy includes these words:
God led God’s children through the divided parts of the Sea of Reeds, their pursuers and their enemies God drowned in its depths. And God’s children saw God’s mighty power they praised and gave thanks to God’s Name, God’s sovereignty they willingly accepted; Moses and the children of Israel sang unto You with great joy, and they all said: Who is like You among the mighty, Adonoy! Who is like You? [You are] adorned in holiness, awesome in praise, performing wonders” Your children beheld Your sovereignty when You divided the sea before Moses. “This is my God,” they exclaimed, and declared, “Adonoy w