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| Between Fire and Ice
"Some Say the World Will End in Fire, Some Say in Ice…"
By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz)
Will the Messianic redemption be a cataclysmic event akin to the Exodus, or a natural process? That seemingly depends on us... | |
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| Midnight
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Why did the Exodus have to take place prtecisely at midnight? Indeed, what is "midnight"? | |
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| The Escape Hatch
By Yanki Tauber
You're trapped in your life. Whichever way you turn, you encounter walls -- unshakable habits, antagonistic colleagues, elusive desires. There is a way out, but you're too big to squeeze through | |
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| Why Celebrate the Past?
What is the point in celebrating an event that has already happened? This question applies to our birthday, anniversary or our Exodus from Egypt | |
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| Jump!
By Yanki Tauber
When you walk or run, your change of place derives from your prior position. One foot leaves the ground, while the other remains planted there to provide the forward impetus. But when you jump, both feet leave the ground... | |
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| To Be Free
By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz)
On the Seder night, we are confronted with a wealth of forms, symbols, complicated customs and rituals, and several different phases of Jewish history. | |
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| What Kind of Freedom is this Anyway?
By Aron Moss
Passover is supposedly the festival of freedom from slavery. But it seems ridiculous to celebrate freedom by not eating bread! | |
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| What is Freedom?
By Yanki Tauber
On the first night of Passover, we are commanded to relate the miracles and wonders that were performed for our forefathers in Egypt, as it is written, "Remember this day, on which you went out of Egypt". | |
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| The Festival of Liberation
We are once again, thank G-d, approaching and preparing for the holiday of Passover, when we remember and celebrate the freedom we were granted by Almighty G-d in the past, while we eagerly anticipate to be emancipated now. | |
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| Is the Exodus a Myth?
By Aron Moss
How authentic is the story of the Israelite Exodus from Egypt? From the Aztecs to the Athenians, every nation has myths about their origins. Is the Exodus story not just a Jewish legend, our nation's attempt to glorify its beginnings? | |
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| How Exile Leads to Redemption
After their many years of enslavement in Egypt, our ancestors had difficulty conceiving of any other possible framework of existence. A parallel exists in the present age. Today, after thousands of years in exile, many find the concepts of Mashiach and Redemption foreign. | |
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| Passover or Pass-over
G-d "passed over" the Jewish homes and spared the first born Israelites from the fate of their Egyptian counterparts. There was no physical passing over. Why then, does the Torah describe it as such. And why do we highlight the "Passing-Over" phenomenon, by referring to the Holiday as "Passover". | |
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| The Geometry of Freedom
By Shlomo Yaffe
The problem with most revolutions is that they are true revolutions -- revolve a full 360 degrees and the same ingrained patterns reassert themselves... | |
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| A Youthful Holiday
By Naftali Silberberg
While the importance of transmitting the message of Passover to our children is self-understood, why is Passover's message deemed more important for the children than the messages carried by other festivals? | |
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