On the 7th day of Pesach we read about the splitting of the sea. That event is considered a miracle. But was that a real miracle or is the seemingly ordinary mundane world the true miracle? Maybe the miracles are the laws of nature imposed on infinity moulding it into finity of time and space.…
The exodus from Egypt was a blueprint for our future exodus from the current enslavement – albeit that ours is a psychological enslavement that creates confusion in the world. The Alter Rebbe said that instead of just seeing ourselves as free people, which itself is a challenge, we need to actually live the freedom to…
Miracles are rare. But this Shabbat we celebrate one such historical miracle – when the sea split for the Jewish people. But it took the courageous initiative of one person who took the plunge to invite the miracle. What initiative do you need to take for your miracle to occur?
Miracles are rare. But this Shabbat we celebrate one such historical miracle – when the sea split for the Jewish people. But it took the courageous initiative of one person who took the plunge to invite the miracle. What initiative do you need to take for your miracle to occur?
Of the major Yom Tovim the one that is most memorable for adult and child alike, is Pesach. Even if the Pesach is reduced to a family dinner with token Matza at the table, a Pesach family gathering is still held by most Jewish families and always approached with anticipation and joy. Might it be…
Yes, the eighth day of Pesach takes place in Casablanca as well! (For those who don’t get it, Google the heading!). In fact everywhere outside of Israel there is an 8th day of Pesach – an extra day of Yom Tov, this year occurring this Shabbos – a real spiritual treat that Hassidim celebrate in…
It’s just a form of bread, isn’t it? Perhaps a little more basic, and rustic, but bread nevertheless? Yet Matza has a spiritual connotation far beyond the symbol of Passover that it conveys. This Shabbat is Pesach. Pesach this year begins Friday night with the first Seder. Shabbat is the first day of Yom Tov.…
The last day Pesach has been celebrated in many places with an extra meal called Seudas Moshiach (Moshiach’s meal). Consisting of Matzah only during the era of the Ba’al Shem Tov, this unusual duality, of humility and self worth, was complemented some generations later with drinking four cups of wine, like at the Seder, so…
