Mivtzah Moshiach Ug'uloh Siman 1--The Golus

What is the first reference to גלות?

• The discussion of גלות מצרים in פרשת שמות

• The discussion of the ברית בין הבתרים in פרשת לך לך

• The description of the palace in מגילת אסתר

• The description of the grain in מגילת רות

What choice was אברהם אבינו given?

• His descendants could either have poverty or גלות

• His descendants could either have poverty or גיהנום

• His descendants could either have גלות or גיהנום

1. Who decided that it should be גלות?

• אברהם אבינו

• 'ה

• There are different גירסאות.

The function of the גלות was to

• Punish the אידען for their עבירות

• Purify the גשמיות of the world

• Purify the רוחניות of the world

1. To what can we compare the גלות?

• Prison

• A ready-made gift given to us by 'ה

• Planting wheat

1. גלות helps us by

• Giving us a better perspective on life

• Leading us to a deeper connection to 'ה

• Helping us get richer in this world

1. We will realize what was accomplished by the גלות

• When משיח comes

• If we take time to think about it now

• If we discuss it with the רבי in יחידות

The calf refers to

• ישמעאל

• אדום

• יון

• מדי ופרס

The goat refers to

• מדי ופרס

• אדום

• יון

• ישמעאל

Why did אברהם אבינו cut up the animals?

• To symbolize that one day, those nations would be destroyed.

• To weaken the power of the nations so that we could handle them.

• There is no known reason.