Friday, January 27, 2023

Playing



וּלְמַ֡עַן תְּסַפֵּר֩ בְּאׇזְנֵ֨י בִנְךָ֜ וּבֶן־בִּנְךָ֗ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִתְעַלַּ֙לְתִּי֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְאֶת־אֹתֹתַ֖י אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֣מְתִּי בָ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּי־אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

And so that you shall recount to your son and your son's son how I played with Egypt, and the signs that I set among them, and you shall know that I am Hashem. [Shmos 10-2] 

התעללתי - Rashi says "שיחקתי". I played [or laughed]. 

Wow!! Hashem, כביכול, "played around" with the Egyptians! He, כביכול, was having a GOOD TIME! 

We tell our children this. Children understand playing around with things. 

Takeaway: Playing is a positive thing if done for a good reason.