The Burning Thornbush and Klal Yisroel
Gan Hatorah | January 01, 2024
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לקחת מוסר - 3:2 “וירא מלאך ד' אליו בלבת אש מתוך הסנה, וירא והנה הסנה בער באש והסנה איננו אכל” – “An angel of Hashem appeared to him in a flame of fire from within the thornbush. And he saw and behold! The bush was not consumed.” The S’neh represented Klal Yisroel, that although they were in a very low place, Hakodosh Boruch Hu would reveal Himself to them and take them out of Mitzrayim. It says in the Yalkut 171 that Klal Yisroel is compared to fire, as the Posuk says, “והיה בית יעקב אש” and the S’neh represents the other nations of the world. The burning thornbush was a Remez that Klal Yisroel would be able to survive and thrive despite the other nations of the world.

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