Four Stages of Exile
Teacher: Rabbi Hershel Reichman Class: Galut Mitzrayim: Lessons for Today
What aveirah (sin) did the Jews do that brought Hashem to bring such great suffering onto the Jews, that caused us to go from being a Ger (stranger) in Mitzrayim to being an Eved (slave). The Bais Halevy says that it came from hiding the physical sign of our being Jews. We might think that by derech Hatevah the more we appear Jewish the more antisemitism that we will cause, but this is the opposite of the truth.
Hashem put us into the world to be a light to the nations, and when we fulfil our purpose Hashem makes us successful. When we hide our Jewish identity Hashem brings tragedy to the Jewish people.
No comments:
Post a Comment