Why do the children of
Israel celebrate the seventh night of Pesaḥ (referred to by Rav Sa’adya Gaon as "Ḥag HaShmada" – the “Festival of Destruction”)?
In order for the Jewish people to truly be free, it is not enough to be liberated from physical slavery. We must also liberate ourselves from mental slavery.
Yehoshua was one of Israel's greatest leaders because he represented the ideal expression of the Yosef force - one consciously rooted in, guided by and completely subordinate to the Hebrew mission.
Every mitzvah is like a faucet that, when opened, releases Divine blessing into our world and elevates it to a level beyond where it previously existed.
We can’t judge those who didn’t fight. But we can acknowledge that within the context of a system that fostered an exclusive focus on personal survival, fighting
was an act of reclaiming our humanity.
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