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We are no strangers to the perception that

pain and suffering the Jews endured during

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bad things happen to good people. For many

the hundreds of years they spent as slaves

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people it is a persistent blockage in their

in Egypt. However, this led to our ability to

faith in Hashem; one that paralyses them

receive the Torah as a Nation at Mount Sinai.

from being able to make progress in their

But do we realise that Hashem already laid

connection to Hashem and commitment to

the groundwork in this week’s parsha, to

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to all those who have Yahrzeit this week as follows

You Gotta Have Faith

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His mitzvot. Although it is a valid question

keep us safe in Egypt, by installing Joseph as

to have, it can sometimes be attributed to

the Viceroy in Pharoah’s palace? The same

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a misunderstanding of Hashem’s purpose

Hashem who caused the pain and suffering

for creating the world.

that we read about in a few weeks, is the

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Fundamentally, Jews believe that Hashem created the world for the benefit of Mankind. By His very nature, there is nothing that he can take, only give. Therefore He has given

same Hashem who orchestrated history to ensure that Joseph, a Jew, would save Egypt this week, thus limiting the suffering later on.

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us a world, and provided us with opportu-

Similarly, the same Hashem who tests us

nities (mitzvot) to earn maximum pleasure

with some of our darkest challenges, is the

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and reward. The purpose of life is for us to

same Hashem who will bring us into the

make appropriate choices and decisions

light, and reward us amply for our commit-

when faced with challenges. Sometimes

ment.

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this can put us in some of the darkest

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scenarios. However, the whole point of these situations is for us to build towards a

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brighter and stronger future. This is part of

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Hashem’s ‘Masterplan’. One of the earliest examples of this is the

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