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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
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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
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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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