Countdown to Pesach 10: Possessions

Servitude begins by depriving someone of his possessions. “All that is acquired by a slave is acquired by his master.” A person deprived of his possessions has also been deprived of his dignity. The Egyptians began their strategy by choking Israel with taxes. However, God repaid us when we left carrying all the wealth of Egypt with us. We celebrate this plenty with the third of the four cups of wine: Bareich. We celebrate the gifts we have received from God. Machberes Avodas Hashem