The exodus from Egypt only appears to be a past event. But in truth, the exodus never ceases. The arm of God that was revealed in Egypt to redeem the Jews is constantly outstretched, constantly active. The revelation of the hand of God is the breaking through of the light of God, shining great lights for all generations.
Moadei Harayah, p. 292
Our constant goal is not only to be redeemed from Egypt, not only to be healed from wounds and delivered from disease, not only to come forth from the bonds of poverty and the darkness of blindness. We yearn to be filled with greatness: with the great wealth of the soul. We thirst for a fresh life, filled with brilliance. And we come to the land of Israel. We hope for redemption, we pine for a redemption of the soul, so that the unveiling will be total, so that rays of eternal life will stream from the source of the holy of holies.
Moadei Harayah, p. 292
The exodus from Egypt will eternally remain the springtime of the entire world. If the Holy One, blessed be He, had not brought our forefathers out of Egypt to eternal freedom—that is, to the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai—the entire world and the entire path of human life would have remained frozen, without the ability to change.
Moadei Harayah, pp. 287-89
We must immediately grasp the measure of the great light that constantly causes the light of redemption to penetrate us—even as it only begins with a meager appearance. We are summoned from the depths of our soul to experience that greatness even now—even if it sends forth only the slightest rays of light.
Moadei Harayah, pp. 387-8
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