Can't Skip the Bitter (to Get to the Sweet)

This song is inspired by the Torah podcast A Book Like No Other, featuring Rabbi David Fohrman. If you'd like to understand what the lyrics are really about, check out our 7th season on the manna and the Israelites' healing process during the Exodus: https://bit.ly/BLNOS7TheManna This song was produced by Imu Shalev, with the assistance of AI. A Book Like No Other is a product of Aleph Beta, generously sponsored by Shari and Nathan Lindenbaum. To learn more about Aleph Beta visit us at www.alephbeta.org. Lyrics: (Verse 1) In Egypt the bread held the taste of our tears Sourdough—you couldn't tell where it stopped The sourness baked into four hundred years Until the whole batch was bitter and locked But God didn't hand us the honey that night Didn't say: forget it, here's something new He gave us flat bread with bitter alongside— Separated. Still there. Still true. (Chorus) You can't skip the bitter to get to the sweet You can't leave the sorrow behind The only way forward is going back through it One morning at a time (Verse 2) The manna came later, the honey came slow Forty years of daily bread Each day God was asking: do you believe now that you’re more than the