You murmured in your tents, saying, '"Because G‑d hates us, He
took us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites
to exterminate us." (Deuteronomy 1:27) Really, He loves you, but you despised Him. As the common saying goes,
“Whatever is in your heart towards your friend, you imagine he feels towards
you.” (Rashi)
Often we justify our own feelings by projecting them on others, twisting the entire relationship backward and upside-down. We can’t get our way, so we say, “I’m doing everything to accommodate them, and they’re being so stubborn.”And they say, “But it’s just the...
