Engraining faith
The generation that left Mitzrayim they were commanded concerning chometz for one day only. This is because they saw the miracles of Hashem with their own eyes. Therefore, this was sufficient to engrain emunah...
Category: Pesach Tidbits
How much matzah?
The eating of matzah is called michla d’asvasa—the food of healing. Eating matzah on pesach is considered medicine for the soul. Just as with physical medicine the prescription is not the same for everyone,...
Tchiyas hameisim
Because eating matzos rectifies the sin of Adam it is called מיכלא דאסוותא – “The food of healing”. This is because through the sin, death was brought into the world and through eating matzah...
Rectification of Sin
Eating matza which is made out of wheat is a rectification for the sin of Adam who ate from the Tree of Knowledge which was, according to the Talmud wheat (סנהדרין ע, א). It...
Matza Zu – This Matzah
While reciting the Haggadah at the Seder, the tzaddik Reb Levi Yitzchok of Berdichev, would be filled with excitement and tremendous passion. Reaching the words ‘Matzah zu,’ he would become so caught in dveikus...
The four kosos with a fire
After the passing of the holy tzaddik Reb Menachem Mendel of Vorki, many of his chassidim accepted the tzaddik Reb Berish of Biala as Rebbe. On the first night of Pesach, they brought him...
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.”...
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...
