This week marks the beginning of the journey toward the redemption of the People of Israel—a beginning still devoid of epic grandeur. There are no visible miracles yet, no victories to celebrate. There are only words, spoken before an exhausted people. Words that are vast, even overwhelming, for those living under the crushing weight of forced labor and daily humiliation:   “I am the Eternal; and I will bring you out from under the burdens of Egypt, and I will deliver you fro