#426: Convenience vs. Commitment
Rashi on Parashat Beshallaḥ, Exodus/Shemot 13:17
An advertisement for a Swanson TV Dinner, c. 1956. This is a symbol of American convenience. (And TIL that they were made by Campbell’s Soup!)
וַיְהִ֗י בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח פַּרְעֹה֮ אֶת־הָעָם֒ וְלֹא־נָחָ֣ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים דֶּ֚רֶךְ אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים כִּ֥י קָר֖וֹב ה֑וּא כִּ֣י ׀ אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים פֶּֽן־יִנָּחֵ֥ם הָעָ֛ם בִּרְאֹתָ֥ם מִלְחָמָ֖ה וְשָׁ֥…
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