11 Nissan, 5721
"Since the days of your departure from Egypt" and to the present day, these aspects of Yetzias Mitzraim, namely, the absolute Bitochon in the Divine Providence and its implementation in life, down to the daily conduct in accordance with the Divine precepts, regardless of the dictates of human considerations and natural laws, must be the indispensable companion and guiding light, in the experience of our people as a whole, and in the daily life of the individual Jew in particular, everywhere and at all times.
When the non-Jewish world, and even those of the Jewish world who have strayed from the true Jewish way of life, challenge the observant and practising Jew: You, who like us, live in a materialistic world, in the midst of a highly competitive society, facing a desperate struggle for economic survival, how can you escape subservience to the idolatry of the land (be it the Dollar, or the fear to be “different”, etc.)? How can you adhere to a code of 613 precepts which "burden" your life and limit your competitiveness at every side and turn?
The answer is - Yetzias Mitzrayim provides the clue.
And as in the case of Yetzias Mitzrayim, when the Jews responded to the Divine call and precepts, disregarding so-called rational considerations, and breaking with the negative past, it turned out that precisely the application of this principle in actual life was the road to their true happiness, and not only spiritually (receiving the Torah and becoming the G d-chosen people and holy nation), but also materially (in coming to the Promised Land, flowing with milk and honey).
So it is also today and always, By virtue of the Divine Law, which is called Toras Chayim, the Law of Life, and the Mitzvos, whereby Jews live, lived and experienced in the daily life, regardless of how the past had been, the Jew attaches himself to the Creator and Master of the World, and liberates himself from all “natural” restrictions and limitations, and attains his true happiness, materially and spiritually.
