The Brickwork of the Song of the Sea — Exodus 15:1–18
אָז יָשִׁיר מֹשֶׁה
What to look for
The Song of the Sea written in its unique interlocking pattern — text blocks alternating like bricks in a wall, unlike any prose page.
What it is
A prescribed layout the tradition calls 'half-brick over whole brick' (ariach al gabei levenah) — scribal law fixes this shape for the Song of the Sea in every kosher scroll.
Why it matters
The page itself pictures the miracle: the tradition sees the staggered gaps as the walls of water standing in courses, with Israel's song running between them.
How it has been understood
Poetry in the Torah is not just heard; it is seen. The alternating bricks also picture responsive song — Moses and the people answering each other, Miriam and the women answering back. Some add that walls built brick-over-brick stand, while the seamless columns of Haman's sons (Esther 9) fall.