Through our commitment to goal-oriented standards, we can leap to a deeper consciousness and sense of purpose, which we can then use to uncover the deeper meaning in our physical world. The Torah, then, teaches us that running away from something has little meaning unless we are running to something that does have meaning. For the Jew, this means that leaving Mitzrayim only has meaning in the context of bringing us to the acceptance of our job description, contained in our Torah, which represents our duty to G-d and to the world. We did not leave Mitzrayim to save a culture. We left Mitzrayim so we could freely choose, as one people, to accept and fulfill our role in bringing kedusha to the world.
Culture is merely clothing, outer trappings.
The world and our physical existence is the body, housing for the soul. Kedusha is essence. When we leave the narrowness of a world that measures us by what we've acquired and enter the openness of a world that measures us by who we are and what we've contributed, we experience true freedom. This transition begins with that bold leap that squarely faces off with one world of values and courageously chooses another world of values. As individuals and as peoples, we each have unique roles to play.