Exile Again [#14579]

August 19, 2021

Question:

Is it true that we will become enslaved again as we were in Egypt? If yes, what kind of servitude will it be? And are there any sources for this?

Answer:

In Egypt we were enslaved to the Egyptians, and the Erev Rav was there. Now we are exiled to the Erev Rav themselves, and that is the slavery and servitude we are in – it is a servitude to the rule of the Erev Rav over us. This is what the Gra has written, and see sefer HaTekufah B’Saaras Eliyahu [of R’ Elya Weintraub zt”l].