“A person must view himself as if he left Egypt”
(Haggadah shel Pesach)
Every year at the time we were chosen to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation it is fitting for us to engage in actions that show the sanctity to which we ascended then. Through our physical actions it becomes fixed in our souls forever.
“A person is shaped by his actions. His heart and all of his thoughts constantly follow the deeds that he performs be they good or bad.” (Sefer HaChinuch)
“To view himself as if he left Egypt.” The goal is to reach the level where we see ourselves as if we left Egypt; we can achieve this goal through retelling the story picturing it in our imaginations until we experience the same feelings as were felt then. (Sifsei Chaim)
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