BAIS HAVAAD ON THE PARSHA 5772 ~ PARSHAS BESHALACH ~Retrieved from Doom

In this week's parsha we read about the splitting of the Red Sea. In addition to the sea splitting and the drowning of the Egyptians, Chazal tell us that another miracle took place, as well. After the Egyptians drowned, the sea spit out all the bodies of the Egyptians together with all the jewelry and adornments that they took along with them. Chazal tell us that the Jews became wealthier from gathering these items than from the items they took from the Egyptians before leaving Egypt. Interestingly, in halacha there is a case similar to that of the yam suf. The Gemara discusses the halachos of lost articles that were swept away by the sea and were later found by another person. This is known as zuto shel yam, the grab of the sea. We are taught that unlike other lost articles, these articles may be kept by the one who finds them, and they need not be returned to their original owner.