Imagine a baby chick inside an egg. 🐣
It’s alive. It has wings, a beak, eyes — everything it needs. But its head is tucked down between its legs. It can’t spread its wings. It can’t feel the sun or breathe fresh air. It’s fully formed — but not yet living the life it was built for.
Our Torah teachers explain that this is exactly what galus (exile) is like for the Jewish soul.
A Jewish person in galus can learn Torah, daven with real feeling, and do mitzvos with all their heart. But they still can’t fully feel Hashem. The world looks like it’s running on its own — like there’s no G-d behind it all. Even mitzvos can sometimes feel routine, without the deep connection they’re supposed to bring.
It’s not because something is wrong with the person. It’s because of the environment of galus itself — just like the chick isn’t broken, it just hasn’t hatched yet.
When Moshiach comes, that changes completely. We will see G-dliness with our own eyes. Torah learning will feel like a direct connection to the One who gave it. Every mitzvah will feel like a real embrace with Hashem.
That’s the birth. That’s Geula.
And here’s the exciting part: the Rebbe told us that the actual birthing process has already begun. The egg is starting to crack open. Moshiach is close!
🧠 Check Your Understanding
According to the egg analogy, why doesn’t a Jewish person in galus fully feel G-dliness — even when they learn Torah and do mitzvos sincerely?
A. Because the person’s soul is incomplete in galus and needs to grow more before it can feel G-dliness.
Not quite. The chick in the egg already has everything it needs — it’s fully formed. The limitation isn’t about the person being incomplete. It’s about the environment of galus itself concealing G-dliness.
B. Because galus, like the womb, conceals the full experience of G-dliness even from a complete soul — the revelation waits for redemption, just as real life begins only at birth. ✅
That’s it! The chick is fully formed but can’t live its full life until it hatches. A Jew in galus can be completely devoted — and still not fully feel G-dliness. That full feeling comes with Geula.
C. Because the person struggles with sin and distraction, which blocks their connection to Hashem.
That’s not what this is about. The person described here is learning Torah and davening with full devotion — there’s no sin or distraction. The concealment is structural, not personal. It’s galus itself that creates the hidden feeling, not the individual.
This is the kids’ version. Want to go deeper?
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