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Why the Jews Had to Go to Egypt?

A discussion on the spiritual purpose of the Jewish exile to Egypt and the rectification of…

Lehallel Editorial Team1 min read1.5K views on YouTubeposted Mar 27

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A discussion on the spiritual purpose of the Jewish exile to Egypt and the rectification of Creation.

A 3 min hashkafa shiur by Torah Thinking. Like every video on Lehallel, it was judged and approved under the Lehallel law before it ever appeared — no unreviewed result is ever shown.

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Mendel Kessin’s own words— taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

The one who picked out Avraham Avinu said, "Okay, you guys got the job." Now, before Avraham Avinu could say, "Phenomenal." The one who said, "Wait, there's one caveat here. There's one condition here. When I say you got the job, it doesn't mean that you bring down the Kedusha only. It means you got to get rid of the Zoyamo, right? Cuz that's part of the Tikkun. But here's the problem. What about the 2,000 years of Zoyamo that has been brought down by all the who were able to mess up in >> You mean since since September? Yeah, since Adam and Eve were created. They get the table. That means the one who said to Avraham Avinu, "You people have to remove the Zoyamo of 2,000 years, cuz that's part of the Tikkun." So, when Avraham Avinu, you know, I mean said, "Huh? I mean, it's nice to bring down the Kedusha, but you mean I got to get rid of the filth?" It's like, you know what it's like? It's like you have this magnificent house, and then you tell a guy, "You know, you can move in there." And you all of a sudden you walk in and the place is filthy, you can't believe it. So, your job is to get rid of the filth, and then

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  3. 1:02to decorate it, and then it's your mansion. Avraham Avinu says, "I mean, how are you…
  4. 1:35That's where this whole comes in. The reason why they even had to go to Mitzrayim…
  5. 2:08serve them, that's Yesurin. And then if they fail on that, the Inuisum, then they really…
  6. 2:40>> on the Pshat level, it's the gold and silver. But on the mystical level, the…

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