What is real Freedom? What does it mean to be slaves in Egypt?
Each one of us is captured in his own Egypt with his own bad habits. When we do not let go of those bad habits we are Slaves in Egypt. So in a certain way we wait for Hashem to force us to leave Egypt through outside circumstances, because of a weakness that we can not let go of our personal Egypt. Until we get to the final point of understanding when we face the big
sea and we realise there is no way out except turning to Hashem.
This is similar to what is happening now in the world, a little tiny and invisible creation that is not even alive, that has turned the whole world upside down. All the governments and biggest foundations are spending most if not all of their savings searching for solutions that will allow them to return to how they had lived before, which is basically asking to go back to
Egypt. Going back to the way of life they lived before this pandemic started, is like the Jews asking to go back into slavery. Which obviously defeats the purpose. Instead we can and should Learn the lessons of history and turn our hearts back to Hashem!
What happened in the moment that Am Israel Prayer to Hashem for Salvations? The Sages teach us in this point of time there was a big argument in the Heavens, what should be the right response to the prayers of the jews! in one hand the whole creation was programed for that special moment that the sea should open. On the other hand Am Israel did not have merits that
will be justified to open the sea for them. The Universe the entire creation was stuck until at the last minute they took on themselves to say Shira after they cross the sea. This merit that they took on themselves to sing praise to Hashem in gratitude for the miracle was enough to open the heavens to their prayers and split the sea!
We must bring ourselves to such a level of Emunah and joy that we know (not only believe) that Hashem will give us a salvation that we desperately need and from this emotional point to show our gratitude to Hashem with Joy and Song to Hashem for the miracles that He did is doing and Will Do for us and the world! This way we will receive together as a people united to go out and complete the
process of leaving egypt.
It is well know that people pray for a zivug on this holy day since it is the same day that the sea split for the Jews leaving Egypt. The Ba’al Bnei Yissaschar writes that this holy day of Pesach brings BIG miracles. Hashem is filled with chesed for Am Israel especially for their parnasa and even if G-d forbid one has little merits, one can acquire an abundance of parnasa and see
very big miracles if the time is used for prayer and connecting to Hashem. The Holy Zohar writes that every year on this day the world experiences the splitting of the sea which is likened to opening the supreme gates, that opens a path for our prayers through which we can acquire abundance of blessings.
