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The Spiritual Meaning

The “poor” Bread: Rich in Meaning

We begin our narrative of the Seder – following a few ritual prerequisites – with the saying of Ha Lachma Anya (“This is the bread of affliction...”). This is a most unusual item, with myriad questions abounding.

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Nissan 13 5781


The Spiritual Meaning

Lean on Me

Pesach, for all its myriad symbols – the Exodus, the Splitting of the Sea, the Hagada – has one primary icon: the Matza.

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Nissan 3 5781


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The Spiritual Meaning

Rav Kook on Independence, Pesach, Chametz & Korech

Rav Kook, in his innovative style, explains the necessity for modern man to clean his Chametz in order to achieve individual and national independence and freedom on Pesach. If it's so natural to want to improve, and this "evolution" is built-in to the essence of the world, what are the factors that hold us back from being free to be ourselves? The Rav analyzes the symbols of matzah, maror and their merger in the Korech sandwich, in conjunction with free will, as well as nationalism.

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Nissan 5 5780