Belief is not just a state that a person either has or doesn’t have. Rather, it is a mida [trait] of a person—that he believes, that he relies on Hashem, that he has perfect faith. A person has to work hard to achieve this trait of faith.
The Rosh Yeshiva adds to the his mussar shiur from earlier in the week about the teshuvah (repentance), tikkun (rectification), and Sechus (Merit) of the mother of the Jewish people in Mitzrayim (Egypt), rooted in their great emunah (faith) and bitachon (trust) in HaShem and His promise.
The Rosh Yeshiva speaks about the pasuk (verse) in Parashas Shemos (Exodus 1:7) that remarkably praises the mothers of the Jewish people in Mitzrayim (Egypt) using the language of sheratzim (insects), and what we should learn from it about our work in bringing Mashiach (the Messiah) by having Jewish children.
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“The situation was already so dire, and now, when the redemption was promised, their persecution is only increased? Where is Hashem’s mercy?”