Essay On Nachshon Ben Aminadav

Many people say that a person’s Hebrew name is her true essence and that if a person’s name is biblical, she has a piece of that person’s neshamah in her. My Hebrew name is Miriam, deriving from Moshe Rabeinu’s sister. During the Jewish Exodus from Egypt the Jewish nation had reached the Red Sea and were seemingly trapped by water in front of them as a horde of enraged Egyptians hunted down the fugitives. The only person who had enough faith to continue on with the journey was Nachshon ben Aminadav. He entered the sea, entirely sure that Hashem was in control of what would transpire. Acting against the opinion of the majority of the Jewish nation, Nachshon perseverance and stubbornness became obvious. I see in myself similar attributes. As a Jewish girl in a public school, …show more content…
Nachshon did not give up, and his steadfast determination to do what is right led to significant results for the Jewish nation. Many people might have seen Nachshon and thought that what he was doing was absurd and that he had probably lost his mind. I understand Nachshon’s decision to do what is right. Nachshon’s flaw, as seen by the Jewish nation, is an attribute in my eyes. In the ninth grade, a teacher of mine began speaking badly about a local Jewish program. I decided to go up and speak to the teacher, and see if perhaps he had heard some wrong information and tell him that what he was telling the class was not correct. One of my friends was embarrassed that I has gone up in front of the class and corrected our teacher; however, to this day I do not regret what I did. My dedication to the program led to defend the program’s reputation. My actions mimicked Nachshon’s action at the Red Sea. Miriam and Nachshon were married therefore they shared one