the four cups of the seder come from this parsha
why is v'hotseiti the pre-eminent one
why not v'ga-alti -- after all - 49th level of tuma -- as dangerous as Purim
-- mitachat sivlot mitzraim
tefilla teshuva tzadaka ma-avirin et ro-a hagezera -- who's gezera?
imitatio dei
it's in our power
