Thank you. I have a couple questions: 1 - Re: the soul being attracted to G-d's presence and wanting the attach itself to G-d. You explained that the Jewish People had the two mitzvos of korban pesach and circumcision to connect to G-d so their souls didn't need to leave their bodies - but the Egyptians didn't have those mitzvos so their souls did -- the question is why didn't all the Egyptians die and not only the first born? Was there something different about them that they were the only souls that wanted to connect to G-d?
2- Re: The observance of Pesach prior to Egypt. I think I heard that the forefathers/mothers kept the commandments before the giving of the Torah. I think that when the angels came to visit Avraham after his circumcision that he gave them matzos. Did he celebrate Pesach for 7 days or for one, like they did in Egypt?
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Thank you.
I have a couple questions:
1 - Re: the soul being attracted to G-d's presence and wanting the attach itself to G-d.
You explained that the Jewish People had the two mitzvos of korban pesach and circumcision to connect to G-d so their souls didn't need to leave their bodies - but the Egyptians didn't have those mitzvos so their souls did -- the question is why didn't all the Egyptians die and not only the first born? Was there something different about them that they were the only souls that wanted to connect to G-d?
2- Re: The observance of Pesach prior to Egypt.
I think I heard that the forefathers/mothers kept the commandments before the giving of the Torah. I think that when the angels came to visit Avraham after his circumcision that he gave them matzos. Did he celebrate Pesach for 7 days or for one, like they did in Egypt?
Thank you,
Shira
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