Connecting to HaShem
When an infant eats physical food he connects to his father, as the Sages (Brachos 40a) say: “An infant does not know how to call out ‘Abba, Abba’ until he tastes the taste of grain.”...
Category: HOLIDAYS
If only the Rebbe would have seen me
Many Chassidim had the Minhag of preparing their water supply for the entire Pesach before the Yom Tov. This way, they wouldn’t have to be concerned about which utensils were used by other, including גוים, to...
In the merit of the matzos
On Pesach we are judged by G-d concerning the grain of the coming year (ר”ה טז,א). In the merit of the matzos that we eat during Pesach we merit to a year of plenty...
Internalizing faith
In general, our faith can be very external, as in the well-known case of the burglar who cries out to HaShem for success in his burglary (ברכות סג,א). Though he believes in G-d it...
Rich Matzah
In celebrating the exodus from Mitzrayim we need to eat poor bread, lechem Ony, made with only bread and water that is devoid of any flavor and not Matza Ashirah rich bread with any flavor. This is because through yitziyas...
Bread of faith
The Baal Hatanya says: Michla d’mheimnusa, bread of faith is the first night, miIchla dasvasa bread of healing is the second night. His son the Mittler Rebbe explained; that if the healing brings somebody...
Sweet Matzos
Ba’erev tochlu matzos; “In the evening you shall eat matzos”. The word erev (evening) is used which also means sweet. This is to teach us that the eating of the matzos should be with...
Perfectly Broken
Once, during the festive meal of the last day of Pesach in the home of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, there was a shortage of whole matzos (shleimos). When those sitting by...
So That The Children Do Not Sleep
A story from the Pesach Seder and a deeper look to a simple question.
Birthdays, Purim and Jewish Luck
While there are certainly days that we feel we are luckier than others, is that luck something real? This essay explores Judaism’s position on luck, using the paradigm of birthdays and the holiday of Purim.
