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Exile Rabbi Hanoch of Alexander believed, "The real exile of Israel in Egypt was that they learned to endure it." There are situations which must be accepted. There are things over which we have no control. But there are conditions that we should not meet with resignation. To live enslaved, resolved to a life of despair, To endure a life of subservience, a surrender to the tyrannical, Such a life is to kiss the chains, embrace the manacles and kneel before the caprice of the master. Such a life is to pledge myself to another's wish, whim and way. The body may be forced to bend and crawl but the heart must not grovel. The body may be made to bow down but the spirit cannot be made to kneel. I rise up and praise God, Who releases the bound, Who raises up those who are bowed down, Who girds me in strength, Who gives heart to the weary. I will not endure the exile. And therein is the beginning of my emancipation. - Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis Page 1 of 1 © 2010 Valley Beth Shalom, a California non-profit corporation All Rights Reserved.
