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Shemos: The Reason the Jewish People Have Had the Most Challenging History of Any Nation {Mi Ha'ish}

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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there's a question that we could ask we might be afraid to ask this question we probably think it but we shouldn't be embarrassed to ask it because this question was raised by none other than M himself and that is if you look throughout history of all the nations who were ever created the disasters that we've faced and we've encountered have been unparalleled By Any Nation no Nation ever had to face what we've had to encounter in terms of tragedies throughout history four Exiles Crusades Inquisition Holocaust in our own lifetime October 7th and if we would have perhaps the courage we might ask why us and there are a number of reasons for it actually it shows hm's love for us that Hashem wants to perfect us but this is a question articulates in this week's para par sh that when d and a said to mha who criticized them for fighting who do you think you are are you our ruler are you going to kill us by speaking and mentioning God's name like you killed the mitz the says was afraid and he saided the matter is known Rashi quot the now I know says mha the answer to

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  6. 2:37to the Jewish people in other words mhu could have come up with any possible sin…
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