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Malaika and welcome to Shark 
Tank, the podcast about the 

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challenges and opportunities 
being a bentura in the 

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workforce. 
This is a pre pesa bonus 

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episode. 
Lately we've been posting 

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written de Ray Torre from Wilkin
de Torre on our website, 

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sharktank.org. 
We've talked many times on this 

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podcast about the power of 
writing and this is an exciting 

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extension of that idea. 
These pieces clutch on topics 

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like climb management, PESA, 
stress, and more, all written by

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listeners and former guests of 
Shark Tank. 

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Just yesterday, I posted an 
article about what you'd see 

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aspiring can teach us about life
as professionals. 

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Now, if you're anything like me,
you probably don't have time to 

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sit down and read an article in 
the middle of all the pizza 

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preparation. 
But if you're scrubbing your 

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kitchen or running errands, you 
can definitely put on a podcast 

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or a share. 
So here's the audio version of 

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that essay. 
It's called Exodus or Exit. 

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What the Pesach story teaches 
about justice, dignity and 

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purpose in the workplace. 
We're told to see ourselves as 

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if we personally left Egypt, but
that's not easy when our daily 

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lives revolve around emails, 
meetings and business decisions.

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The Seder pulls us into an 
ancient story, one that can feel

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distant from sleep, conference 
rooms and fully stocked coffee 

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stations. 
Can this night speak to our real

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working lives? 
Surprisingly, it can. 

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And the answer lies in a small, 
often overlooked detail of the 

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Exodus, the silver and gold the 
Jews took with them. 

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From the descent into Egypt to 
the drama of the final plate. 

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The Pesach story is filled with 
momentous events. 

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But there's one detail that gets
surprisingly little attention. 

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The silver and gold that the 
Jews took from their Egyptian 

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masters on their way out at 
first glance seems minor, but 

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this act is actually central to 
the original divine promise. 

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In the Brisbane. 
I'm Tarim, God tells Avram. 

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And afterwards they shall leave 
with Great Moth, Akreita, Yeatsu

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and Lushka doll. 
Not afterwards they will cross 

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the sea. 
Or afterwards they will stand at

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arsenite. 
But wealth? 

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Why is this detail featured? 
Romano Bachaye, based on a gomar

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in Sanhedrin, explains that this
was an act of Torah justice. 

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The master is required to send a
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terms of service ends. 
This is called hamaka. 

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This wasn't about spoils. 
It was a form of severance pay 

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for centuries of unpaid labor. 
Even though the Israelites 210 

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years of slavery couldn't truly 
be compensated, the silver and 

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gold were a powerful symbol of 
justice. 

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Avram's legacy, as God Himself 
says, is to teach his children 

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to follow the ways of Hashem, 
Lasot Tsakao Mchpat, to do 

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righteousness and justice. 
It therefore makes perfect sense

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that Hashem would assure him 
that the redemption from Egypt 

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would be marked by a profound 
act of justice. 

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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks adds a 
psychological layer to this 

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idea. 
Without closure, drama can 

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calcify. 
To hatred Quote a people driven 

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by hate are not, cannot be free.
To be free, you have to let go 

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of hate. 
By receiving something tangible,

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A repayment, a recognition, the 
Israelites were able to begin 

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releasing the anger. 
They left Egypt not as victims, 

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but as dignified people on away 
the Nationhood. 

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The Tarah Tanima points out 
another fascinating idea. 

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Many Israelites didn't even want
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They were so broken by slavery. 
They had lost their natural 

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desire for ownership, dignity 
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The Gamar and Brachos and 
Dartesdalev confirms that some 

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were ready to leave empty 
handed, but Hashem insisted that

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they take it. 
This wasn't just compensation, 

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it was psychological 
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Like inmates released after 
decades in prison, the people 

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needed more than just physical 
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They needed to reclaim the 
mindset of independence. 

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Ownership, even symbolic, was 
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The silver and gold helped them 
walk out of Egypt not just 

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physically free, but emotionally
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There's one more layer, and it 
takes us back to Avram. 

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In elementary school, we learned
that Avram was at Sade a man of 

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kindness and faith. 
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But the Torah also repeats 
another fact. 

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He was very wealthy. 
Why is this emphasized? 

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Rivkuk in Anaya Brahos Daftas 
offers a powerful answer. 

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He explains that our national 
mission is to spread the light 

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of God in the world. 
To have impact on a global 

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scale, people needs visibility, 
influence and resources. 

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Wealth, when used ethically and 
with purpose, becomes a tool for

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holiness. 
Had the Israelites left as 

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impoverished ex slaves, they 
might have spiritually risen but

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remained geopolitically 
irrelevant. 

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The Axis wasn't just about 
leaving Egypt, it was about 

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launching mission. 
These three ideas, justice, 

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rehabilitation and mission, 
aren't just ancient concepts, 

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they're deeply relevant in our 
professional lives today. 

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If you need to fire an employee 
or leave your job, make sure 

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it's done with dignity, honoring
all contractual obligations 

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through the final day. 
This allows both sides to move 

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on without bitterness and act of
justice. 

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If you have the opportunity to 
help someone find a job or 

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achieve financial independence, 
seize it. 

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You're not just helping them pay
the bills, you're restoring 

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their self worth, an act of 
healing. 

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And finally, look at your money 
not just as personal success, 

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but its potential for impact. 
Make sure your wealth is being 

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used in service of God and the 
Jewish people. 

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This is our mission. 
The silver and gold of Egypt 

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were not just reparations or 
riches, they were a message. 

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A message of justice fulfilled, 
of psychological repair, and a 

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restored national purpose. 
Through these gifts, God wasn't 

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only repaying centuries of 
unpaid labor, He was elevating a

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broken people into a free nation
with dignity, self worth, and a 

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mission in the world. 
For us living in the modern 

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world, this moment offers a 
powerful bridge. 

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As we sit at our seder tables 
after long days of meetings, 

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emails and managing 
responsibilities, we can connect

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the Exodus not just to history 
but to our own lives. 

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The Torah is showing us that 
financial reality and spiritual 

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growth are not in conflict. 
On the contrary, they are deeply

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intertwined. 
As the Jews left Egypt, God sent

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them out with wealth, not for 
comfort or status, but to show 

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that money used with purpose can
build justice, restore dignity, 

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and fuel the mission. 
I would like to wish you and 

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your families Sag Kashir 
Vasamyas.