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The Exodus in the Lens of Hasidic Teachi

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Hasidic masters radically transformed how Jews read the Exodus story, shifting focus from historical chronicle to psychological revelation. Through their homiletic literature, they recast Egyptian bondage (Mizrayim) as a metaphor for spiritual and material constraints that all humans face, while interpreting the liberation narrative as a blueprint for achieving inner freedom and divine consciousness (da'at). Close textual analysis of classical and later Hasidic homilies, particularly those of the Maggid of Mezherich and his contemporaries, reveals a consistent hermeneutical approach that prioritized spiritual and psychological meanings over peshat (literal interpretation). This interpretive tradition reached its systematic apex in the works of Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter of Gur, who developed comprehensive frameworks for understanding daily redemption experiences. The Hasidic approach represents a fundamental paradigm shift away from historical specificity toward universal aspects of human spiritual development, offering enduring insights into the nature of exile and redemption that continue to enrich contemporary spiritual and psychological discourse.

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    Published 2000

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    Aryeh Wineman