Mitzar Titzrayni: From the Anguish of Confining Limitations, Shelter Me

Ill Ill Ill Ill Ill Ill Ill rom the Anguish of 1n1ng er The paradox is that each of these terms, mitzar and titzrayni, stems from the same root, tzar, narrow. Mitzrayim, the narrow place of confinement, which produces anguish and kvetch, is often entered into as a place of haven- a shelter of nurturance and protection from overwhelming environmental adversaries. Like a womb, the same nurturing place eventually becomes narrow and confining and we seek shelter from what was previously a safe havenr.