| Dear Friend,
We are pleased to present an insight by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on parshat Va'eira from our Daily Wisdom by Rabbi Moshe Wisnefsky.
Stages of Freedom "Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am G-d; I will free you from the burdens of the Egyptians, save you from their servitude, and redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great chastisements. I will take you to Myself as a nation, and I will be your G-d. You will know that I am G-d, your G-d, who is freeing you from the burdens of the Egyptians.'" (Ex. 6:6)
The four verbs in this passage allude to four ascending levels in our relationship with G-d:
• I will free you: This first level refers to shunning evil. By shunning evil, we become free, unencumbered by its oppressive grip on us.
• I will save you from their servitude: This second level refers to doing good. By actively engaging in good deeds, we are saved from backsliding into enslavement to evil.
• I will redeem you: This third level refers to studying the Torah, since the Torah is the means by which we access G-d's infinity even while in this finite world, and are thereby redeemed from the limitations of nature.
• I will take you to Myself: This fourth and highest level refers to clinging to G-d Himself, whose essence transcends all categorization, both finite and infinite. -- Daily Wisdom Volume 3
May G-d grant strength and peace in the Holy Land.
Gut Shabbos, Rabbi Yosef B. Friedman Kehot Publication Society
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