Yetzias Mitzrayim Today

Imagine you live in Cairo, Egypt. An ancient and earthshaking story is unfolding and yet, it is taking place in a state-of-the-art, modern capital like any other. From the charming, picturesque park beside the lush, jasmine-scented banks of the Nile River, you have an unobstructed view of the opulent palace of a 21st-century King of Egypt: the tyrannical Pharaoh. Under his rule, the once unrestricted and prosperous Jews lose their liberty. In a gradual and insidious trap, they become slave labor of a seemingly omnipotent, oppressive, global superpower.

This modern psychological retelling of the Exodus from Egypt, primarily from Pharaoh’s perspective, is a terrifying rollercoaster. A traumatizing Ten Plagues give the evil Egyptians a “tour of Gehinnom”, while the Jews of Cairo survive in a Heavenly bubble. From this safe place, their emancipation continues—freedom from physical enslavement and liberation from the “Pharoah” within them.

This astoundingly vivid tale brings home the message and experience of Yetzias Mitzrayim.

Taste the bitter slavery and savor your redemption!

By M. Safra