"Asher karcha baderech" - Amalek happened to you on the way.
The Nesivos Shalom [Shemos, Page 306] points out:
Korecha- is an expression of keri, tumah, spiritual impurity. Alternatively, it is related to the root karah, kar, cold. The Jewish people may have felt that although they believed in Hashem and trusted Him; they were concerned with does He know of me? Does Hashem believe in us? Have I sunk so low in life that my life has become one of tumah, keri, spiritual lacking? Are we a lost cause?
Hashem responds with, "beni bechori Yisroel."
You are always my children regardless of where you might be today.
Amalek came along and attempted to cool us off. What enabled, or gave licence to Amalek's advance? "Mipnei sherafu yedeihem min haTorah." [Weakening in the study of Torah].
Amalek says your spiritual lacking is a deal breaker for G-d.
You are no different than anyone else. You have no special connection to Hashem.
Perhaps this special connection with Hashem, or that which solidifies our self esteem, concerning our relatioship with Hashem is the connection we have with Torah.
To the extent that we are connected to Torah is the degree to which we feel special.
Hashem says: "Regardless of what you feel, a fact is a fact."
You are my child.
My firstborn.
My chosen one.
The Nesivos Shalom [Shemos, Page 306] points out:
Korecha- is an expression of keri, tumah, spiritual impurity. Alternatively, it is related to the root karah, kar, cold. The Jewish people may have felt that although they believed in Hashem and trusted Him; they were concerned with does He know of me? Does Hashem believe in us? Have I sunk so low in life that my life has become one of tumah, keri, spiritual lacking? Are we a lost cause?
Hashem responds with, "beni bechori Yisroel."
You are always my children regardless of where you might be today.
Amalek came along and attempted to cool us off. What enabled, or gave licence to Amalek's advance? "Mipnei sherafu yedeihem min haTorah." [Weakening in the study of Torah].
Amalek says your spiritual lacking is a deal breaker for G-d.
You are no different than anyone else. You have no special connection to Hashem.
Perhaps this special connection with Hashem, or that which solidifies our self esteem, concerning our relatioship with Hashem is the connection we have with Torah.
To the extent that we are connected to Torah is the degree to which we feel special.
Hashem says: "Regardless of what you feel, a fact is a fact."
You are my child.
My firstborn.
My chosen one.
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