Secret To Aliya

The Chidushei Harim makes an interesting observation about the redemption from Egypt, and other future redemptions.

He bases this observation on the words of the Torah that state, “And I will take you from the sufferings of Egypt.” The word used to express this suffering is סבלות which comes from the word, סובל, which means “to tolerate.”

The idea here is that Hashem will be able to redeem the Jewish people when they can no longer tolerate living in Egypt. As long as the Jew believes that he could tolerate the Galut, and believes that things aren’t so bad, it is a sign that they are not ready for redemption.

This is what the Jews of Egypt are being told. When you find life in Egypt impossible to bear, and you are sick and tired of being in Galut, that is the sign that you are ready to be taken to the Promised Land.

It is remarkable how history repeats itself and must be studied. The signs are becoming more and more obvious that Jews are no longer welcome in most places in the world. But as long as Jews are in denial, (In Egypt, the Jews lived near the Nile. Today they live in “denial.”) they will not merit being able to leave with dignity, and come home to Eretz Yisrael.