It Takes All Sorts
I always find the month of Nissan a very frantic time. Have you ever experienced this? Or is it just me? I kid you not. There’s a lot flying around [for once, I’m not referring to drones]. Pesach is a…
Bring on the Questions!
A little boy once returned home from Cheder and his father asked, “What did you learn today?” He answered, “The Rabbi told us how Moshe led the children of Israel out of Egypt.” “Excellent, tell me how?” asked the father.…
The Seder of Chaim Porter
Looking back over the Seder he had just completed, Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev noted with satisfaction that he had succeeded in suffusing each of its successive stages with the light of kabbalisitc meditation. But at that moment a voice…
Pesach insights 5778
We are accustomed to the child asking why we dip twice on Seder night, but we need to look at this from a deeper perspective. Rabbeinu Monoach on the Rambam in Hilchos Chometz uMatzoh, compares the word Karpas to the…
FREEDOM IN CHAINS
I don’t know about you, but I love Pesach. It’s a time for family, stories, soft matzah (for us Sephardim) and of course, time off school/work. The overriding theme about the holiday of Pesach is the notion of freedom, liberation…
7th Day of Pesah: Institutional Innovations
The last day of Pesah ends with a yom which introduces a concept that isn’t expressed in the opening days of the festival. We recognise the 7th day as the day that G-d split the sea for us and we…
