The Road to Redemption

by R. Gidon Rothstein Parshat Shemot An oft-quoted Midrash attributes the salvation of the Jews from Egypt to their having retained their names, language, and clothing (the earliest text I found with “our” version is Torat Moshe of Chatam Sofer). Kli Yakar to Shemot 1;1 cites the actual VaYikra Rabbah 32;5; it identified four merits, …