Why celebrate Passover this year if you did it last year and the year before? If we're just commemorating a story that happened 3300 years ago, then why shouldn't we upgrade the Seder and discuss something a little more recent and relevant?
The Torah reveals to us that Passover is not just a story of the past; it's a model for the present.
You see,
·'Egypt' means boundaries and limitations, or simply, our struggles.
·Pharoah is our ego, addictions and bad habits that rise over us to and compell us to behave in ways unnatural to our soul.
·Matza is the bread that never rose on their way out of Egypt- it represents a new beginning filled with faith in G-d that everything will turn out right.
This year, I challenge you to reinterpret your Passover Seder.
·Instead of reading it in the past tense, see if you can read it in the present tense.
·Each time it says Egypt- think of your challenges
·Each time it says Pharoah, think of your bad habits and ego
·Each time it says Matza- think of a renewed commmitment to G-d, filled with humility
This way, instead of reading an irrelevant story of the past 'we were slaves to Pharoah in Egypt', you'll be reading a story about yourself: 'We are slaves to our egos and bad habits in our struggles'
Then, listen closely to the Haggdah as it reveals to you the path to becoming a better and more fulfilled person. How to be the person you want to be and break away from the person that youve become. Try it and experience freedom. And get out of Egypt!
We would like to invite you and your family to join us for our Gourmet Passover Seders this year.
You've got a few weeks to prepare. Please let me know if you would like to discuss this privately.
Wishing you peace from all struggles-
Rabbi Dovid Vigler
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