Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich shared a personal post today (Wednesday) ahead of Passover, in which he referred to the miracle of the Exodus from Egypt - which connects to the miracles of the current war.
The minister shared how the commandment "Vahagad Livnach" connects to his son Benya's injury in Lebanon, revealing a picture of the shrapnel that wounded his son - and emphasized: "There is no sharper reminder of why we are here and what we are fighting for in these historic days.".
In the post, Smotrich wrote: "On the commandment 'And you shall tell your son' and my personal miracle, ours. The Exodus from Egypt is not a historical story about a one-time event that happened 3,338 years ago. The Exodus from Egypt is something contemporary and everyday. It is a story of faith in the righteousness of the path and of responsibility that passes from generation to generation. Responsibility for the existence, freedom and independence of the people of Israel - since the Exodus from Egypt until now.".
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Regarding his son's injury, the minister wrote: "This year, the commandment 'And you shall tell your son' takes on a completely different meaning for me - 'And you shall tell your sons.' Recently, my son, Benya, a Givati fighter, was seriously injured in Lebanon. We received him back in a visible miracle. After undergoing life-saving surgery, he is recovering and getting stronger, thank God. The shrapnel that came out of his body is somewhat symbolically reminiscent of the map of the Land of Israel. There is no sharper reminder of why we are here and what we are fighting for in these historic days.
""Our son, like his younger brother, his friends, and like thousands of heroic warriors, was called to the flag and stood up to defend this land. A land that we went through hardships to return to, and that the responsibility to protect rests on the shoulders of all of us.".
Smotrich called for the story of the victory of the Jewish people to be told on Seder night. "This year, on the night of the holiday, as we gather around the Seder table, I think about our duty as parents. The sacred commandment is not only to tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt, but also to tell our story, in our own day. A wonderful story about the miracles that are with us every day. About the generation of victory that strives to add good to the world and eradicate evil from among us. A generation that continues to fight for our freedom against those in every generation who stand against us to destroy us. And the Holy One, blessed be He, saves us from them with the strength of our spirit and the valor of our warriors. Because the child who sits around the holiday table tonight is the one who will rise tomorrow to defend the State of Israel.".
