Experiencing the Exodus while praying
Photo Credit: www.nachshonart.com Healing paranoia In Parashat Beshalach we reach the climax of the exodus from the Egyptian exile―the parting of the Red Sea and the...
Category : Passover – Pesach
Cleanliness of Speech, Purity of Thought, Chastity of Deed
In the ten-rung ladder of spiritual growth outlined by Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair, three consecutive rungs are: "Cleanliness brings one to purity, purity brings one to...
Out There
"Egypt" (מצרים) means "straits," alluding to psychological blocks and states of confinement. Chametz (leavened bread) symbolizes egocentricity. Egocentricity (chametz) is the source of all psychological confinement...
The Last Exile
The four questions that we ask at the Seder table begin: "What is the difference between this night (of Pesach) and all (other) nights?" The children at...
Freedom of Speech
In Hebrew, the word for Passover, Pesach (פסח), reads Peh Sach (פה סח), "a talking mouth." Pesach celebrates freedom, first and foremost – freedom of...
Mouth to Mouth
Both Purim and Pesach commemorate the redemption of the Jewish People. Both begin with the letter pei (פ), which means "mouth." Informing Miriam and Aaron...
