BS”D The sages call Pesach, “the chag of Emunah.” Emunah carries us through the “nights” in life. With it, we have the ability to connect adversity, pain, fear, and confusion to their Divine Source. We can sit in the middle of a raging storm or fall deep into the darkest pit, yet simultaneously rise above it…
BS”D As the month of Adar approaches, so does the phrase “Mishenichnas Adar marbin b’simcha.“ It’s playing over speakers as we walk through the streets. It’s printed on random products and Purim gear. Children sing it in school and at home and then we’re singing it. It’s kind of taken for granted that in the…
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BS”D Pesach is known as חג המצות, the festival of matzos. It is actually the name Hashem uses when He refers to this festival. But, why does Hashem specifically single out matzah instead of the korban pesach, which in many ways is more central to the chag? The Many Faces of Matzah Matzah is called…
BS”D I’ve written previously, that the stunning turn of events chronicled within Megillas Esther really began when the Jewish people gathered together to fast, do teshuva, and plead to Hashem for mercy at the request of Esther HaMalkah. The situation may have seemed hopeless, yet they strengthened themselves in the belief that a geula could…
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BS”D Both Tu BiShevat and Pesach each have their own version of a sedar. Is there any connection between these two holidays? There is a fairly well-known custom to make a sedar on the night of Tu BiShevat where participants eat fruits in a specific order, drink four cups of wine, and read a series…
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