Hard Labor Ended on Rosh Hashana
Parsha Pages | January 08, 2024
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שמות פרק ו, ו וְהוֹצֵאתִי אֶׁתְכֶׁם מִתַחַת סִבְלֹת מִצְרַיִם
מסכת ראש השנה דף יא/ב בראש השנה בטלה עבודה מאבותינו במצרי' כתיב הכא והוצאתי אתכם מתחת סבלות מצרים וכתיב התם הסירותי מסבל שכמו
Just as Yosef went out of prison on Rosh HaShana, so the servitude ended on Rosh HaShana for the Jews in Egypt. The word used is בטלה, which implies a cessation, but did not use פסקו, which would have implied a total change. This is correct since this level of servitude ceased at this time, but the Jews remained within Egypt, lacking the complete redemption for another 6 months. This time period beginning with Rosh HaShana was at least the beginning of the process.

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