| "Let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply…"
What a dreadful exile! The Children of Israel descended into Egypt, Jacob and the tribes passed away, and now the hardship of enslavement begins.
Exile manifests when one's mind is in turmoil. A person becomes filled with inner conflict, unable to find peace. The more they focus on themselves, the less content they are. But what is the root of this?
Reb Noson, in Halachos of Honoring Parents (Halacha 2), reveals that the less refined a person is and the more they are entangled in the impurity of Egypt—which epitomizes immorality and the blemish of the covenant—the deeper their mind sinks into exile.
Hashem constantly radiates an infinite, supreme sweetness (Noam Elyon). When everything follows its proper order, in the Land of Israel, one's mind achieves harmony, and things flow smoothly. Outside the Land, however, the mind is naturally inclined toward conflict. Yet when the mind outside the Land connects to the influence of the Land of Israel, it too can find harmony. Even conflict itself can transform into a vessel to receive the sweetness of divine influence.
But as exile intensifies, the conflict begins to infiltrate even the minds and wisdom of those in the Land of Israel. A person feels trapped with nowhere to turn, leading to utter despair. This turmoil seeps into individuals, sometimes driving them to the brink of madness. Just look at the growing number of people relying on psychiatric medication today.
Here is where Moshe Rabbeinu, the righteous redeemer, steps in to remind us: Know this—your descent into Egypt was solely to repair the sin of Adam and the generation of the Flood. Cry out, groan, wail, and scream to Hashem (as described in the Torah portion), and even from the most impure place in the world, you can merit to receive the sweetness of redemption.
Do not despair! Cry out again and again, because through the merit of the true tzaddikim, we will be freed from the inner conflicts of the mind and attain the influence of the supreme sweetness even in this world. Amen.
Shabbat Shalom,
Chaim Kramer | 
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