Why Do You Need to Control Me? “Let My People Go!” But Can They Let Themselves Go

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Why Do You Need to Control Me? “Let My People Go!” But Can They Let Themselves Go

by Jacobson, Rabbi YY

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January 14, 2021

“Before Pharaoh can liberate the Jewish slaves, they must be ready to become free. You can take a man out of slavery, but it may prove more challenging to take slavery out of a man. Externally, you may be free; internally you may still be enslaved.

What is the first and foremost symptom of being free? That you learn to confer freedom on others.

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The first Mitzvah the Jews had to hear from Moses before even he can go the Pharaoh to let them go free was: One day you will be free. Remember that freedom is a gift; use it to free others.”