Pesach teachings over the years (2003-present.)

Matanot Chinam–Free GiftsInspired by Sod YesharimPesach 2023 ולהיות שהישועה מיציאת מצרים נקרא מרור יען שלא הי’ בזכות עבודת ישראל אלא כענין שנאמר (ישעי’ מ”ח) למעני למעני אעשה וגו’ And so it is, that our redemption from Egypt is called bitter, because it wasn’t earned by us through meritorious service. Rather [HaShem redeemed us for His sake, and we enjoyed its collateral benefit] as HaShem states through the prophet Isaiah: For my sake, for my sake I [will] do this/it. [Sod Ye

A Kavvanah for Ha Lachma Aniya Which Opens the Maggid Recitation of the Haggadah …This year we are here; next year in the Land of Israel. This year we are slaves; next year we’ll be free people: :הָשַׁתָּא הָכָא, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל. הָשַׁתָּא עַבְדֵּי, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּנֵי חוֹרִין… There are many factors that contribute to the miraculous survival of this ancient, indigenous tribal nation called Israel and their adaptation through millennia to the “

Pesach 2025 / 5785 (reprint)The Four QuestionsA Pesach Teaching From the Sod Yesharimas presented by A Still Small Voice The hagada is transmitting lights and instructions on many levels. There is information about history and many deep secrets about how the universe works and what freedom really means. For example, according to Sod Yesharim, the hagada seeks to convey, emphatically, the importance of questions in the transformation process. The first obvious place that thi