Parashat
Vaera (Hashem appeared)
We
do not have time. We are busy almost all the time. Working, studying, running
errands.
It
seems there is no freedom. It feels sometimes we are like in Egypt; we are
slaves.
We read in Exodus 6:8
"I’ll bring you into the land that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob. I’ll give it to you as your possession. I am the Lord.” Moses
told this to the Israelites. But they didn’t listen to Moses, because of their
complete exhaustion and their hard labor."
They were not even able
to listen to the good news.
Why is this so? Because
sometimes we believe that freedom happens when we are on vacation, when we can
relax...
The
lesson we need to learn is that we are free people also during work, during
errands, during the times of distress; otherwise, we will always feel like
slaves.
In memory of my beloved mother and teacher Miriam Rachel bat
Israel Itzchak Z"L
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