Episode 5: The Unique Emotions of a Woman
Why did the backbreaking labor of Mitzrayim crush the men — but not only through its weight?
Chazal teach that part of the cruelty of Mitzrayim was assigning men's work to the women and women's work to the men. But if a woman's work is lighter, why was it a torture for the men? Rabbi Klapper explains a profound truth: work that doesn't match your nature is agony, even when it's physically easy. A person only finds satisfaction — "sipuk" — in work Hashem designed him for. And Hashem designed a woman to find deep fulfillment specifically in building and running her home.
To make that possible…
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