A word from the Rebbe on this week's parsha, Parashat Vayigash. When Yaakov was going down to Mitzrayim, the pasuk says, spoke to him and He said, \"אל תירא מרדה מצרימה.\" \"Do not be afraid from going down to Mitzrayim.\" And Rashi explains he uses these words, \"לפי שהיה מצר על שניזק לצאת לחוץ לארץ.\" Because he felt bad that he had to go outside of Eretz Yisrael. That's why Hashem said to him, \"אל תירא מרדה מצרימה.\" Do not be afraid. Simple peshat is that Rashi is explaining why did Hashem have to tell him do not be afraid, because he was afraid. Obviously, he was afraid. So, that's why the Eibershter said do not be afraid. But if that's the peshat in Rashi, Why does Rashi change the lashon? The pasuk says, Hashem said do not be afraid to go to Mitzrayim. So, Rashi should have said because he was afraid from going to chutz la'aretz, that's why Hashem had to tell him do not be afraid. But Rashi changes. Rashi doesn't say לפי שהיה מפחד. That he was afraid that he had to go to chutz la'aretz. That's why Hashem said do not be afraid. Rashi says, לפי שהיה מצר, because he felt bad that he had to go to chutz la'aretz. Why does Rashi change it? Really, Rashi should have written, when the pasuk says do not be afraid to go to Mitzrayim, so Rashi should have said because he was afraid, לפי שהיה מפחד or ירא, whichever lashon would fit, because he was afraid that will explain why Hashem had to tell him don't be afraid. But that's not what Rashi says. Rashi says because he felt bad. Why does Rashi change the lashon?

Therefore, the Rebbe says that you can say על פי פנימיות התורה, יינה של תורה, you could say peshat in Rashi like this. Rashi is not explaining why Hashem said to him don't be afraid. Then Rashi would have written because he was afraid, so Hashem had to tell him don't be afraid. Rashi is trying to give the reason why takeh shouldn't be afraid. Lichora, there is a reason to be afraid. You're going outside of Eretz Yisrael, you're going to Mitzrayim, there you're going to raise a family, should be afraid. Why shouldn't he be afraid? Who knows what's going to be with the children, how you going to raise them?וכו׳ וכו׳ So, Rashi is not explaining that because he was afraid, that's why Hashem don't be afraid. Rashi is giving a reason why takeh should he not be afraid. And Rashi says you know why he shouldn't be afraid? Because he was מצר, because he felt bad going to Mitzrayim, going outside of Eretz Yisrael. If you come to Mitzrayim, even if it's a shlichut, Hashem want you to go there, as long as you feel comfortable there, and you don't feel bad that you're there in Mitzrayim, then you got a problem. Then you have what to be afraid of. If you start feeling comfortable in this areas like Mitzrayim, then there's a problem how you going to raise your children, וכו׳ וכו׳. So, Rashi says that the Aibershter told Yaakov Avinu, do not be afraid, why? Because you are מצר, because you don't feel good about it. You feel uncomfortable, and because you feel uncomfortable, Mitzrayim will not have an influence on you or on your children, and therefore, you will raise them properly, and there's nothing to be afraid of.

Which is similar to the answer that the Rebbe gives that we say in the Haggadah, אנוס על פי הדיבור, that it says when Yaakov came to Mitzrayim, he was forced by Hashem. And the question is, if Hashem told him to do it, why does he feel forced? Obviously, Yaakov Avinu would only do what Hashem wants. And if Hashem wants him to go, he should be happy. Why would he feel forced? And the Rebbe says, in order to accomplish your shlichut, you have to feel forced. If you feel good about it, that means you feel happy that you're in Mitzrayim, then you will not succeed in the shlichut. But if you feel that you're forced to do it, you're happy on one hand because that's what the Aibershter wants. But on the other hand, you feel forced to be there, that means it's not really your place, that's not really where you belong, then you will succeed in the shlichut, you won't be influenced by the outside world, and on the contrary, you will influence them. And the same thing here also, Rashi says when the Aibershter said, \"אל תירא מרדה מצרימה,\" do not be afraid, so Rashi doesn't explain that since he was afraid, the Aibershter told him that. Rashi says why should he taka not be afraid? לפי שהיה מצר על שניזק לצאת לחוץ לארץ, because he felt bad that he had to go to chutz la'aretz. And this is a lesson to all of us. We have a shlichus in this world, we have a shlichus in galut, but we have to feel this is not our place. And if we feel it's not our place, we will not be influenced by the galut. Chas veshalom, if you start feeling comfortable in the galut, comfortable in these places, which is really not the real place that belongs for a yid, then you will have problems. But when you don't feel comfortable there, you feel you're out of place, then you'll there you'll accomplish your shlichus, and this will hasten the coming of Mashiach.