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Remembering Egypt,
Remembering Poverty
(at Maple Rd.)
AUDETTE CADILLAC 7100 Orchard Lake Rd.
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TORAH PORTION
Friday, September 12, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Executive Director
A few weeks ago, there was
an exodus from many Ameri-
can homes. Thousands of
young people were preparing
to leave for college. Before
their departure, parents were
engaged in frenzied shopping,
packing, and especially advis-
ing!
"Remember to study!"
"Don't forget to call or
write!"
"Don't overdraw your
checking account!"
"Don't associate with the
wrong friends!"
The list of "remember,
don't forget" is endless. You
will notice however, that
what a parent deems most
important, is repeated several
times.
This gives us an insight
into this week's sidrah. The
children of Israel are about to
enter the Promised Land.
Moses, like a parent, is say-
ing goodbye to them. He
knows that he will not ac-
company them physically, but
he wants to be with them
spiritually, morally, ethically.
And so, he gives them advice.
He reminds them to be merci-
ful to other human beings, to
animals, to birds. He counsels
them how to treat an em-
ployee. But throughout the
entire discourse, he repeats
not once, but several times:
"Remember Egypt. Re-
member that you were slaves
in the land of Egypt."
Now, to a modern person,
that kind of advice is surpris-
ing. After all, Egypt conjured
up memories of slavery, of
the lash of the taskmaster.
Who wants to remember the
miseries of the past? To
Moses, however, it was im-
portant that they never
forget Egypt. And so, it de-
volves upon us to ask: What
lesson can this "parental ad-
vice" teach us today?
At this point, if you were
in one of my Bible classes, I
would use the "word associa-
tion" test. I would say the
word "Egypt" and I would
ask you to tell me what
thoughts immediately come
to your mind. Last year, I
employed this technique with
some of my high school stu-
dents, and a large number
answered: "ho lath mo anyo
— lo this is the bread of
affliction, the bread of pov-
erty that our ancestors ate in
the land of Egypt."
,
I was rather taken aback
at the response. Perhaps
their answer was due to the
fact that they had just ob-
served Passover and the
Haggadah was still fresh in
their minds. Nevertheless, I
was surprised that young
boys and girls living in
America, many of whom
M. Robert Syme is a rabbi at
Temple Israel.
come from affluent homes,
would think of poverty.
I have given it much
thought, and have concluded
that the remembrance of pov-
erty is the avenue of generos-
ity. Perhaps this example
will explain. There is a
woman in my congregation, a
woman in her sixties, who
came to this country from
Russia as a teenager. She
knew the meaning of poverty.
She had experienced depriva-
tion. And then good fortune
(or hard work) enabled her,
together with members of her
family, to prosper. A few
years ago she came to my
office and told me that God
Shabbat Ki Tetze:
Deuteronomy
21:10-25:19;
Isaiah 54:1-10
had been good to her, and
that she wanted to share her
blessings with others. There
was only one proviso: no one
was to know her identity. I
cannot begin to tell how
many causes she has helped,
and how many people she has
assisted. I call her "my
angel," because she has per-
formed so many angelic de-
eds. And why? The answer is
all important: because she
has never forgotten her pov-
erty. And because she ap-
preciates God's blessings, she
wants to be a blessing to
others!
In a few weeks, we Jews
will be gathering in our
houses of worship to usher in
a new year. We will hear ap-
peals on behalf of worthy
causes. Who will respond
most generously? Those who
remember their poverty;
those who are grateful that
their parents or grandparents
came to this land as penni-
less immigrants, and man-
aged to achieve success and
freedom.
Recently, I came across a
child's definition of memory.
A child said: "My memory is
the thing I forget with." Well,
that's forgivable for a child,
but not for an adult. Memory
should be an instrument that
we employ to ennoble our-
selves and the world at large.
That is why Moses said to
the children of Israel: "Re-
member, do not forget
Egypt." If we remember our
poverty we will be released
from our self-centeredness.
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