The Talmud teaches that 30 days before Passover, we should start learning about the holiday and its meaning. In that spirit, I humbly offer "30 Days of Liberation." For each of the next 30 days, I will offer a brief message drawn from the wisdom of Passover. I hope you find these messages meaningful and inspiring. Feel free to share/forward.
30 Days of Liberation: Day 9
When Moses encounters God at the Burning Bush, God says that the Divine name is “Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh,” or, “I will be what I will be.” According to a rabbinic tradition, God is alluding to God’s one-ness. In our world - a place of division, strife, and oppression - God’s unity, while theoretically a reality, is not fully realized. The purpose of the Jewish people is to help build a world more aligned with the unity that in truth, even if not in experience, pervades reality. Thus God’s message to Moses: I am freeing the Israelites from Egypt because redeeming the oppressed advances an agenda of one-ness. Their responsibility, once liberated, is to continue the work of building a world that reflects God’s unity, a world where all creations are one with each other and with their Creator.
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