Vaeira Exile and Redemption (097) Continued. The Midrash sees all the מכות beginning with the very first as a series of steps to exhaust Egypt, accordingly ערוב wasn’t about killing Egypt but to confuse them, thus the name: ערוב.

The first three plagues punished the Egyptian gods, only from the fourth plague and on were the Egyptians themselves being punished. Therefore only from the fourth plague on was the difference between the Jews and the Egyptians very noticeable.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (094) Likutei Sichos – Vol 01 p 119 ff The first two plagues represent parallel yet opposite ideas: Dam- Blood is to warm Egypt from it’s natural coldness to holiness, to be warmed by it. Tzfardea- Frogs were to cool off Egypt’s passions to worldliness. Here the order (is atypical:) first…

Shemos Exile and Redemption (072) Loshon HaRa is the only thing that prevents a nation from being formed, even if God is the Creator. Idolatry isn’t as negative as disunity.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (070) Moshe being Moshe forever from the moment he’s born.

Moshe grows up like he was born: at birth he already displayed his future greatness in two aspects: A. He was born circumcised, revealing an incredibly lofty personal level, B. He was born with the Shechina indicating his preparedness to lead the Jewish people. The two ויגדל הילד, ויגדל משה reflect these two aspects: growing…

This class deals only with Chapters 3,4,6 in the Sicha. Moshe was a Tzadik at birth, the home was filled with light. He was Torah which is Emes that never changes.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (075) Moshe proposes that Moshiach redeem the Jews from Egypt rather than him, but Hashem tells him that now is his time, and Moshiach will use the Torah Moshe received to correct the world altogether.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (076) In the beginning and in the end, the difference. When the Yidden left Mitzrayim they were like sons of a father, where all are redeemed (even sinners) unless they refuse to be. When Moshiach comes, we will be chosen. Choice is only about the chooser, and not the chosen at…

Shemos Exile and Redemption (067) [Same as Exile and Redemption (063) Sicha, but discussing the beginning and the end rather than the middle]. Moshe the redeemer needed to be above the limitations of all (3) levels of exile, his mother therefore was conceived outside of Egypt, and miraculously became young to give birth to Moshe,…