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Freedom Does Not Mean You Are Struggle-Free

Why Did the Jews Need to Leave Egypt in Haste?

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On Tuesday, 21 Adar, 5780, March 17, 2020, Rabbi YY Jacobson began teaching this discourse by the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneerson (1860-1920), said on Pesach 5672/1912. Due to the coronavirus, the class was taught virtually from his home.

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Aharon -4 years ago
Sefer Hamamarim    “Matzah zu ochlim…”

by R Rashab, Rabbi Shalom Dov Ber Schneerson 5th Chabad Rebbe.

This piece written in t r m ‘ p   1912 on Shabbos.

Chabad History:

Alter Rebbe, R Shneur Zalman fr Liadi, The Baal HaTanya b. 1745.

            Maggid of Mezritch histalkus in 1772 so Alter Rebbe was 27 yrs old then.

            He was ~ 19 yrs old when he met the Maggid. Youngest talmid of Maggid.

            When deciding where to go to learn – either to the Vilna Gaon or the

          Maggid, he thought, “I know how to learn a bit yet I don’t know how

to daven so I’ll go to the Maggid.”

1812 histalkus, succeeded by his son

Mittler Rebbe, Reb Dov Ber 2nd Rebbe Histalkus

t k p ‘ ch 1827 succeeded by

The Tzemach Tzedek, Reb Menachem Mendel,

the Mittler Rebbe’s son in law ie. his daughter’s husband.

Tzemach Tzedek was also a grandson of the Baal HaTanya as his mother

Rebbitzen Devorah Leah was a daughter of the Alter Rebbe.

Tzemach Tzedek histalkus 1866 13 Nissan t r ch ‘ v

His youngest son became 4th Rebbe,

Rebbe Maharash. Marenu HaRav Shmuel     Shmuel of Lubavitch (Bellarus)

                        Lubavitch – “luba” in Russian ‘love’.   ‘Vitch’ – ‘city’   “City of Love”

1882   histalkus t r m ‘ g    succeeded by his son

Rebbe Rashab   Rabbi Shalom Dov Ber Schneerson      5th Chabad Rebbe.

            Wrote “V’yadata Moscow”    1897 t r n ‘ z     Great maamar.

            “Rambam of Chassidis” Rambam wrote seder of halacha w/clarity,

& organization that sets him apart.   Similarly Rebbe Rashab.

Great Russian Jewish leader - Close w/R Chaim Soleveichik, Brisker & Chofetz Chayim

1915 WW1 broke out. Germany invades Russia. At end of 1915

Germans coming, Rebbe escaped from Lubavitch to Rostov on the

Don (River) in South Russia, till

histalkus 1920    2 Nissan t r ‘ p   (100th yartzeit in a few weeks).

His son took over

Friedker Rebbe, Reb Yosef Yitzhak Schneerson, Rebbe Rayatz

Took over in Rostov, 1924. Moved to Leningrad (was Petersburg), arrested by Bolsheviks in 1927 liberated from accusations, went to Latvia in Poland & escaped Nazis, arrived in America March 19, 1940.

1950 histalkus his son-in-law became Rebbe one year later.

Rebbe, Reb Menachem Mendel Schneerson (named after the Tzemach Tzedek),.

            7th Lubavitcher Rebbe

Text:

3 q’s:

          Spiritually, didn’t have an opportunity to become chametz becuz of the revelation of G-dliness, yet the revelation happens only after chatzos.

2 reasons why paro gave them permission yet it says “v’uvrach”

What are they running away from?   From themselves.

“Ki barach ha’am …”             Paro woke up, sent them away, all Egyptian s did.   Gave them permission. Who fled?     R. – Moshe never said we want to leave for good – Paro tht 3 day only, after 3 days

Why couldn’t Moshe tell him?     Paro didn’t even let them go for 3 days

Economy security shattered.   Saw death toll

Either way no sense:   Paro was forced to send them out     Why Moshe couldn’t tell?

Had to be in a manner of escapism so Moshe had to say like that.   Why do you care how the Yidden escaped.

Apply to life:    sometimes inner clarity re;       feels right, seems right, organically connected, single mindedly connected, clear that it’s the right thing for you

Stay in Mitzrayim or run – can’t go slowly cuz still in place of darkness – voice trying to pull me back – if go slow, will get pulled back – jWho? Themselves.    One must run, pull away. What a mashal    redemption

Doesn’t mean – “free, free, free, free…”      we all feel a lot going on inside – emotions, feelings, thoughts, anything but free

That Yetzias mitzr - = paradigm – set bar for all hx and all social happenings fr makor of yetzias mtzrayim

Freedom is not ‘not struggling’       id the struggle and not get depressed and defined by it       left in a place of darkness – id’d the darkness, toxic, oppression abuse

Must run – if not, end up right back in vortex of toxicity

They may have left Paro but Paro did not leave them

Process inside – rung away fr falsehood – you can’t define me – pull away w/ferociousness – if walk calmly I may get stuck back – inner idea of why yetz mitz had to be with chifazon
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tzipi -4 years ago
Connecting from Eretz Hakodesh
Esteemed Rav Jacobson- What an excellent shiur. As we sit in our homes in the city of Yerushalayim, we are so privileged to be connecting and learning these inspirng ideas in preparation for Pesach. bezrat H, we will all in a slow calm way welcome Moshiach, as these days lead us to His Arrival!!! Yashar Koach!!!!
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Chananiah Y. -4 years ago
Very inspiring!! Thank you for taking the time to explain the difference between the Pesach of Egypt and the regular haste which we eat our matzah nowadays. Also, the signifigance of what the Ra''shab said in his Maamar is as relevant today as is was 100 years ago. Have a healthy Pesach!

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Reb Aharon -4 years ago
Three q's at beg'g of maamar
3 q’s:
1. Even if we weren’t in a rush need to eat matzah cuz pasuk in parshas Bo: “seven days you should eat matzah”.
2. Literally – Reason to eat matzos is cuz we didn’t have time to bake matzah cuz of a rush, yet we are eating the matzah before chatzos when there was no rush, so what was the rush?
Spiritually, didn’t have an opportunity to become chametz becuz of the revelation of G-dliness, yet the revelation happens only after chatzos.
1. Why do we say “melech malachai hamelochim”, it seems like extra lashon?
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