Q&A - Yetzias Mitzraim, Bitachon, Forgiveness - Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb (Jewish Philosophy)

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just open. It's uh it's a little bit on on Pesach, but you know, I've um heard people saying that it's a good idea for a person to try to find a way to relate to Yetzias Mitzrayim. And I find in general it's a very hard thing to do, not just Yetzias Mitzrayim, but even to relate to something recent. The Holocaust, October 7th, like you could hear someone right in front of you describing the reality, describing the reality, and it's doesn't s- it seems like it kind of goes against human nature to really be able to empathize and understand what it is to go through some kind of trauma like that. So, you know, I'm wondering like if the Rebbe has any thoughts on how a person how are we supposed to relate to Yetzias Mitzrayim, relate to the Shiva, the slavery, these kind of We haven't experienced it. Like there's just How are we supposed to under picture that in our mind? >> It's a very important question. Uh I wouldn't generalize about people. I think that some people relate more more easily than others. relate more more easily than others. Some people are more naturally empathetic than others. I think in particular women are more so than men, and that's a general rule, which has exceptions like every general rule, but they can typically the case and it causes certain stresses in marriage. >> [clears throat] >> But [snorts] uh one way and and you should ask this of other people. You're asking a psychological question, and uh different people will have different experiences and different insights to to share with you. Uh one is to look at the event you're trying to make contact with and try to

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