Sally Forth

דבר אל בני ישראל ויסעו.  Why did Klal Yisroel have to take a step of their own if the entire process of geulah was a sit back and watch process?  What is the message of the debate between the 4 groups in Klal Yisroel if to return to Egypt, to drown, to daven or to fight?  And what is the answer, a fifth option, to go forth?  The Yam Suf represents the G-dliness that is covered over in the world.  The water covering the path to freedom is concealed and hidden.  This represents the G-dliness that is covered over by the external experience of the world.  The debate that existed between the various sections in Klal Yisroel was how to deal with the battle that exists between the world and the Power behind it.  Some said one must drown themselves in the sea, in the sea of Torah and purity to stay above the world.  Others said that is not possible, lets admit defeat and go back to Egypt.  Some said its in the hands of G-d and lets daven and yet others said we must fight against the great cover up of the world.  Hashem said that when one is on a journey to Mattan Torah, nothing else must stand in the way, go forward.  With all the problems that exist externally and internally of a person, you must still sally forth on your own.  In order to get out of the quagmire of Egypt, it was necessary to be pulled out miraculously.  However, for the end of the geulah to happen, to finally be free of Egypt, it was necessary to take all of one's problems, failures and quandaries and just move forward.  This allows for one to see that all of the makeup of the eprosn is not a defect but can become part of illuminating the world (based upon Torat Menachem 5722.)