In light of the recent tragedy in Haiti, a Rashi in this weeks parsha seems very appropriate to point out.
In Perek 7 Pasuk 3 Rashi comments that even though Hashem knew Pharoh would not listen and do teshuva, he still was going to bring the makos to show His strength. "And so is the trait of Hashem. He brings punishments on the nations, idol worshippers, so that the Jews will hear and be fearful."
We wonder why such things happen in the world, with catastrophes that kill tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people. It is for us: to hear and to fear Hashem. With all the public Chilulei Hashem that have occurred in recent weeks and months, be it white collar crimes or moral lapses, we cannot be like Pharoh, rather we should do teshuva and increase the Kiddush Hashem we make in the world.
See, not only Mendy can be deep.
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