Another matter that can be explained according to this approach is the language of the blessing that follows the recitation of the Shema of the evening: "And He brought His people Israel out from among them to eternal freedom," which warrants examination. What is this eternal freedom? Does a person live forever? And if it refers to generations, to say that our exodus from Egypt was for all generations, from then on our nation was free until the end of all generations – it is difficult, for did we not return and become enslaved to many nations, from the days of the Judges, to Nebuchadnezzar, Antiochus, and Titus? Are we free in this bitter exile for about two thousand years?

Simply put, it could be said, and thus I understood from long ago, that it refers to spiritual freedom, the freedom of the soul, which in its essence is 'eternal freedom,' because the soul, being eternal, its freedom is eternal freedom. Additionally, our spiritual freedom was eternal, because since our exodus from Egypt and our standing at the foot of Mount Sinai, no nation or language had the power to control our spirit, and even when they killed and burned our bodies, their hands did not control our souls. In this way, the phrase 'from among them' is very precise. What is the 'among them' of the Egyptians? What is the essence of the Egyptian nation? It is none other than their impure culture, 'the rich content worlds' of the abominable Egyptian culture, their fifty gates of impurity; this is the essence of the Egyptians, which is their core... And from this 'core,' from this impurity and filth, Hashem brought us out to eternal freedom, elevated and raised us to eternal holiness, to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.

Indeed, according to the approach of the Gra"ch, it can be explained that from the acquisition of slavery that we were acquired by Pharaoh, we emerged 'to eternal freedom,' for all generations, because from the day our slavery to Pharaoh ceased, we were never sold again to any nation or language, and although many enslaved us, and many troubles surrounded us, nevertheless we did not lose the status of free people and we were not sold again as a slave acquired by a person. And I believe this explanation is attributed to the Gra"yz zt"l.