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FeaturesMarch 26, 2010
Food of FaithWhat is the power ofthis simple bread that we
put as much effort and holy in-tention into the cutting, guarding,kneading, baking and eating ofit, as we do into the preparationof holy objects like Tefillin, Tzitzis,or the writing of a Torah scroll?
Rabbi Reuven Wolf
The Seder Service in a Nutshell
At the Seder, every person should seehimself as if he were going out ofEgypt. Beginning with our Patri-archs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, werecount the Jewish people’s descentinto Egypt and recall their sufferingand persecution.
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Gold in ThemThar Walls
"I saw a Jew who had a Siddur, yethe only allowed it to be used by theinmates in exchange for their dailybread ration. “Imagine,” hesneered, "a Jew selling the right todaven for bread!"Rabbi Mordechai Kaminetzky
Passover, Is ItWorth It? Yes!
Not only must one complete thecooking and other work for theholiday, this work must be donewith children under foot as theyare on vacation from school.
As I write this article, Jew-ish women, and men,are scurrying to finish
Passover preparations. Passover is therealization of the phrase that “it’s hardto be a Jew.”
We need to buy ample Kosher forPassover foods, at excessive prices, toreplace the non-Passover foods thatfilled our closets and refrigerator. Wehave our counters cleaned and our car-pets scrubbed. We send our clothes tothe cleaners and purchase new outfitsto wear. We turn our children’s backpacks inside out. We check the spacesbetween, behind, and under ourcouches.
Just before the holiday, we “kasher”our silver and metal items that we canin boiling water. As we replace ournow Kosher for Passover silver intoour drawers, we realize that we are al-most done with the cleaning process.
Then, our family cooks take over.Food is prepared for the Sedarim andother meals for the first two days ofthe festival. Charoset is made. Horse-radish is ground. Chairs are broughtin from the garage with extra tables toextend our dining area to accommo-date the family. Tables are set.
As the sun sets, there is a giganticfeeling of relief. The preparations thatbegan with the closing of Purim amonth earlier, and in some cases evenearlier, are now done. While there willbe more work to set up for the secondnight for the second Seder and therewill be additional festival meals com-pleted for the last days of the holiday,the Passover preparations basically endwith the sun setting and the openingof the Haggadahs and the pouring ofthe wine for Kiddush for the Seder.
Many question whether the ends jus-tify the means. Is Passover worth allthe work?
Thousands of Jews choose not to go
through all of the work involved andmake reservations at the various hotelsscattered throughout the nation whereothers prepare Passover for you. Butthe privilege to have others preparePassover for you comes at a steepprice. A family of six can easily cost$10,000 at one of these Passover re-sorts. While many opt for this solutionin an effort to keep some rest in thesedays of rest, most cannot afford thisoption.
So, is the holiday worth it? In thesedays of two working parents, it is quitehard to set aside the time for Passoverpreparations. To make matters worse,those who have children in Jewish dayschools see the closing of theseschools for Passover vacation rightwhen the cooking is at its peak, a dayor two before Passover begins. Notonly must one complete the cookingand other work for the holiday, thiswork must be done with childrenunder foot as they are on vacationfrom school.
Is it worth it? Does the end of cele-brating a Kosher Passover justify themeans of hard work and preparation?
The special quality of the holiday isindeed worth the effort and cost!
Passover brings families together.The Seder is most often the largestgathering of family and friends at indi-vidual meals in the entire year. Familymembers often travel great distances tobe together. Cousins spend time withone another. Grandparents are hon-ored to see offspring. The joy of see-ing last year’s “youngest” child beingreplaced with another four year old inthe family to recite this year’s FourQuestions is part of the family history.Passover reinforces family.
The message of Passover is alsoworth all the effort. We retell the storyof the Pesach and the Exodus fromEgypt. We learn that all of our forefa-
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thers were there. They all experienced the Pesach. Thisis not a holiday that happened to others. This happenedto us. The personal message of the holiday transcendsthe typical religious message of most religions wheresomething happened to a sage, prophet, or “saint.” EachJew experiences the Passover. Each Jew recalls the per-sonal experience of Pesach. Each Jew is important to thestory and history. G-d is a personal G-d who saved us in-dividually and collectively.
We make each Seder special by having our children recallwhat they learned in school. We listen each Seder nightto learn new messages through the Drashim our childrenrecite and the lessons we ourselves have studied in prepa-ration. Each family member, from youngest to oldest, be-comes a teacher to the others by sharing the lessons theyhave learned.
If the powerful meanings of the Sedarim are not enough,the message of the Torah portion on the holiday, wherethe splitting of the Sea is central, reinforces the messageof how all Jews matter. All of the Children of Israel ex-perienced the crossing through the Sea on dry land.Again, this is not some miracle that happened to a singleprophet or religious figure as happens in the accounts ofother religions. This happened to the entire multitude ofthe people, not just Moshe Rabbenu. It happened and con-tinues to happen through the retelling of the account toall of us.
Do I wish Passover was not quite so expensive? Yes. Itappears to be part of G-d’s inexplicable plan to have
Passover expenses the same week that property taxes andincome taxes are due. Are there ways we could makePassover cheaper or more affordable? I have heard ofsynagogues that encourage their members to give onlyPassover foods as Shelach Manot for Purim. Such an effortif spread would bring down some costs. There may beother ideas that could be implemented as well.
Could there be ways that the preparations could beeased? The efforts of some schools and school childrento have Passover car washes, to help with cleaning andhome preparation, and other such efforts are all good.We, especially the women among us, can use all the helpthey can get.
So there may be ways to lighten the Passover load. Itcertainly is worth a community discussion how we canmake Passover a somewhat easier holiday to celebrate.
But, the beauty and meaning of Passover deserve ourpreparations and work. (There are even important valuesas children share in the Passover preparations, to makePesach different from the rest of the year.) When we cel-ebrate the personal nature of our G-d and Creator andthe unique events in history involving all of our ancestors,we realize how great this holiday is.
Is Passover worth it? Yes.
Chag Sameach V’Kasher,
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Lets imagine that someone could produce a bigbudget movie that takes us back to ancientEgypt according to the Torah view of what
really happened during the Exodus. We could personallyexperience millions of Jews suffering from the tormentsof slavery and then watch the miracles and redemption.With special effects and dramatic soundtrack we wouldfeel almost as if we were there, be moved to tears, andtruly identify with the experience. The Haggadah tells usthat "In every generation a person is obligated to regard himself asif he had come out of Egypt." Yet, if the Seder night comes,and a person would sit down and watch that movie, feel,indentify, and be moved with the entire experience, thatperson would not have fulfilled this obligation.
What if that same person, who perhaps has only recently
discovered his spiritual side, is dragged to a Pesach Sedernever having learned anything about Judaism or the Exo-dus? At the seder, he is handed a matzah and told that onthis very night, we went out of Egypt, and G-d has com-manded us to eat this cracker. When this person eats thematzah, without real awareness or understanding of whatis happening, this person has fulfilled the obligation andhas gone out of Egypt!
What is so special about this cracker which we callmatzah? What is the power of this simple bread that weput as much effort and holy intention into the cutting,guarding, kneading, baking and eating of it, as we do intothe preparation of holy objects like Tefillin, Tzitzis, or thewriting of a Torah scroll? Why is eating matzah the onlyway to truly experience Yetzias Mitzrayim, our Exodus from
The holy Zohar tell us that matzah is called "Michlah DiMe-himinusa/The Food of Faith." The Haggadah says "Thismatzah that we eat -- for what reason? Because the dough of our fa-thers did not have time to become leavened before the King of the kingof kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He, revealed Himself to themand redeemed them." Matzah contains a mystical energy thatinfuses faith into the soul. The matzah serves as a conduitthrough which Hashem reveals himself to the soul.
The Ari Z"L explains the secret as to why we are nurturedby the food that we eat. Food possesses a higher energy, itcontains a spark originating from a place higher than thesource of the human soul. In its physical state it is trappedand separated from its exalted source. When we eat a veg-etable or animal and digest it, we also swallow the spark intohuman spiritual consciousness. When this is done properly,with the right intensions, one elevates and brings an aware-ness of Hashem to the object. Once it is unlocked into itstrue environment, this spark of energy will radiate and acton its own desire to elevate even higher, with the humanbound to it.
The Talmud (Sanhedrin 70B) tells us that bread strengthensthe mind. R' Yehuda says "An infant cannot say 'father' and'mother' until it has tasted of wheat." Simply this means that dur-ing the age of nursing they don't have that mental recogni-tion or capability, but by the time the child is weaned andbegins eating regular food, particularly grain, it has the abil-ity and intellectual maturity to be able to identify and rec-ognize its parents. The deeper meaning is that there issomething within the bread itself, that strengthens thechild's knowledge and unlocks the understanding.
The Zohar says that when the Jews left Egypt, they werelike little children, and they did not know their father inheaven until they ate the matzah. It was the act of eatingthe matzah that gave them this enlightenment to connectwith Hashem. All grain contains this particular quality, butwhy specifically matzah, to the exclusion of all other typesof bread? Furthermore, why must we eradicate all othertypes of grain and leavened breads before we can eat thematzah?
Being that there are two varieties of bread, it can be con-cluded that there are two types of energy that can be fedand used to connect to Hashem. The first is an inflated leav-ened intellect, an understanding based upon egotistical log-ical reasoning. The second is flat, matzah-like intellect, oneof surrender and submission, at the expense of self. Thisis the difference between faith and knowledge. Bread is thefood of knowledge and understanding, matzah is the foodof faith.
We can come to an understanding of G-d through ourminds, thorough learning and research, thinking and ana-lyzing knowledge, and coming to wondrous conclusions ofthe greatness of G-d. Yet, even with a full understandingone is still very limited with our minds, we are not relatingto G-d, rather we are connecting to the image of G-d thatis created by our finite mind. As the Zohar explains, "there isno thought that can grasp Him at all." Hashem is not graspable,he has no limits and no boundaries, and there is no mindthat can know him.
How can we connect with and fully experience Hashemin his very essence? That is in our emunah, our faith. Faithis based on conviction, it's a full belief with passive recep-tiveness to the revelation of Hashem directly within thesoul. Faith knows G-d, but not intellectually.
For example, if one wanted to understand theparent/child relationship, there are two ways to go about it.One is to research and study the scientific writings explain-ing the biological, psychological and emotional connectionsbetween child and parent. One can even delve in to Kab-balah to learn the symbolism and esoteric meaning of theserelationships. After years of research, this person will havea big fat book with a lot of information.
The other way to discover this is to walk past a play-ground. Observe there, a little child who is terrified and be-wildered. He's lost his mommy or daddy, and searches thestrange faces. As he's running back and forth, suddenly, hisfather appears in the corner of his eye. At that moment, thechild can't help himself, and he shrieks "DADDY!"
That single word, captures the essence of their relation-ship. This little child has no knowledge or understandingabout this man or how this person came to be his father.The cry comes from deep inside the child, beyond anythingthe child is capable of thinking.
With emunah, something is introduced to us that is biggerthan the confinement of our brains. With faith we can cryout to G-d himself. When G-d is revealed to the soul, He isrevealed as He is, there is nothing other than Him. We loseall ego, and any sense of self disappears. It is a silent aware-ness that is not coming from the person. That's why emu-nah is feminine, it's a mekabel, receptor, because we arereceiving that awareness from Hashem Himself.
Being in Egypt is also an emotional state of being. It'sbeing entrenched in ego and existence, in pitch black dark-ness. If a person sees the world as something other thanHashem, that is being stuck in a lie. Going out of Egyptmeans being exposed to the truth and accepting the realityof only Hashem, and that we are simply expressions of
Excerpt from "The Parsha In My Life" class by Rabbi Reuven Wolf
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area for the past 13 years. Over the past five yearsRabbi Wolf has been teaching a 2-4 hour class on theweekly Parsha, named affectionately "The ThursdayNight Shiur", which is infused with spiritually nurturing
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Him.
This is what is revealed on Pesach at night, at the momentof the Exodus. The says "Niglah Aliehem/HE was revealedto them, the King of the king of kings, the Holy One,Blessed be He..."
That was the moment that Hashem stripped all veils andpartitions. Usually only the transmissions of Hashem comesthrough to the world, and only after tremendous conceal-ment and contraction. Here, Hashem revealed himself tothe world for the first time as HE really is. At that moment,the Jewish people became a matzah. They lost all sense ofself. It eliminated ego so thoroughly that even within theirpossessions, the bread couldn't rise.
It's interesting to note, that chometz is not forbiddenthroughout the rest of the year. If this sense of self aware-ness is something so despicable and arrogant, why shouldwe eat bread at all? There is nothing wrong with a personexploring the mind. It is important to understand, and weare supposed to understand and try to make sense of things.But that has to be secondary. The core of the Jew and ourroute to connect to Hashem is through faith.
Everything begins with the humility of the matzah, withthe humbleness of the flat, unleavened bread that we eat atthe seder. A quintessential bond with Hashem takes placeat that moment, our soul is energized and this empowersus. The rest of the year, we are only building on that reve-lation. G-d willing, even before we eat the matzah this year,we will be in Jerusalem. •
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This week's portion begins withHashem telling Moshe to teachAhron and his children a few laws.
Hashem does not tell Moshe to speak to Ahron,He does not even tell Moshe to teach Ahron. Hetells Moshe "Tzav es Ahron." Command Ahron.
"Tzav," Rashi explains, "is a very powerful word.It means command with a charge that is to be exe-cuted with speed and diligence. The word tzav,"Rashi continues, "is also used only for situationsthat have eternal ramifications." If we analyze thenext few commands, we may be left wondering:why do those charges need the powerful prefaceTzav?
The next verse is about the Korban Olah. A KorbanOlah is a sacrifice that is committed entirely toHashem, no part of the animal, save the skin, is leftfor human benefit or consumption. The personwho brings it wants to make sure that it is offeredwithin the highest standards of Halacha. The ad-monition, tzav surely is appropriate. However, theTorah only spends one verse on the Olah. It pro-ceeds to tell us about the daily cleaning of the ashesof the altar. A Kohen must wear linen vestments, re-
move the ashes, and place them near the altar.
Why is this menial job mentioned together withthe holy Olah? To what end does it merit the pow-erful command, tzav?
The Steipler Gaon, Rabbi Yisrael YaakovKanievski, was a paradigm of holiness. Thestories about his sanctity were well knownthroughout the Torah community. At sev-enteen, he had already survived the Russ-ian army without compromisingShabbos or Kashrut.
The Steipler was not known forlengthy conversation. He had lost hishearing standing as a sentry onfreezing Siberian nights during histenure in the Czar's army. Peoplewould write questions to him orbeseech him to pray on behalfof the sick or unfortunate. TheSteipler would read the note,hardly lift his eyes from the
large volume on his old table, and would start topray. He would often condense his advice into onor two sentences, but it would be potent. Peopleasked, and he gave answers. Within days miraculoussalvation came. And so did the people. They stoodin lines outside his modest home, and the very oldman would find the time to see anyone who walkedin with the problems of the world bearing downon his or her shoulder.
An aspiring young man, whose quest was to beas great a scholar as the Steipler himself, came witha problem. The young man felt that this particularpredicament was impeding his spiritual growth andsurely a man like Rabbi Kanievski, who perseveredin the face of life-threatening problems, could re-late to his!
The young man had written the situation in detailfor the Steipler to grasp its severity. "Every Friday,"wrote the young man, "I come home from Yeshiva,and the scene in the house leads me to despair. Thetable is not set, the kitchen is hardly clean, and thechildren are not bathed! What should I do? Howcan I concentrate on my studies when I have suchproblems?" The aspiring scholar expected the
Steipler to advisehim how to dealwith a wife that was
not keeping to his standard.
The Steipler looked up from the paper and madea grave face. The young man smiled. The Steiplermust have realized the severity of the situation.Then he spoke in his heavy Russian-accented Yid-dish. "You really want to know what to do?" Theyoung man nodded eagerly. The Steipler lookedaustere.
"TAKE A BROOM!"
Rabbeinu Yonah of Girondi (1180-1263) explainsthe juxtaposition of the command to sweep asheswith that of the Korban Olah. A person must realizethat sometimes what is considered menial work inhuman eyes merits the highest accord in Hashem'seyes. The mitzvah of sweeping the Altar is prefacedwith the word tzav and placed next to the KorbanOlah. One must realize that the little, unglorifiedacts also yield great sanctity. In the quest for spiri-tuality, one must never demean the simple chores.For no matter how holy one is, there is always roomfor a broom. •
At the Seder, every person should see himself as if he weregoing out of Egypt. Beginning with our Patriarchs, Abraham,Isaac and Jacob, we recount the Jewish people’s descent intoEgypt and recall their suffering and persecution. We are withthem as G-d sends the Ten Plagues to punish Pharaoh and hisnation, and follow along as they leave Egypt and cross the Seaof Reeds. We witness the miraculous hand of G-d as the waterspart to allow the Israelites to pass, then return to inundate theEgyptian legions.
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Kadesh - the Benediction
The Seder service begins with the recitation of Kiddush, pro-claiming the holiness of the holiday. This is done over a cup ofwine, the first of the four cups we will drink (while reclining) atthe Seder.
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The Four Cups of Wine
Why four cups? The Torah uses four expressions of freedomor deliverance in connection with our liberation from Egypt (seeExodus 6:6-7). Also, the Children of Israel had four great meritseven while in exile: (1) They did not change their Hebrewnames; (2) they continued to speak their own language, Hebrew;(3) they remained highly moral; (4) they remained loyal to oneanother.
Wine is used because it is a symbol of joy and happiness._______________________________________________
Why We Recline
When drinking the four cups and eating the Matzah we leanon our left side to accentuate the fact that we are free people.In ancient times only free people had the luxury of recliningwhile eating.
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Urchatz - Purification
We wash our hands in the usual, ritually-prescribed mannerbefore a meal, but without the customary blessing.
The next step in the Seder, Karpas, requires dipping food intowater, which in turn mandates, according to Jewish law, that ei-ther the food be eaten with a utensil or that one's hands be pu-rified by washing. On the Seder eve we choose the less commonobservance to arouse the child's curiosity.
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Karpas - the "Appetizer"
A small piece of onion or boiled potato is dipped into salt
water and eaten (after reciting the blessing over vegetables).
Dipping the Karpas in salt water is an act of pleasure and free-dom, which further arouses the child's curiosity.
The Hebrew word "Karpas," when read backwards, alludes tothe backbreaking labor performed by the 600,000 Jews in Egypt.[Samech has the numerical equivalent of 60 (60 times 10,000),while the last three Hebrew letters spell "perech," hard work.]
The salt water represents the tears of our ancestors in Egypt._______________________________________________
Yachatz - Breaking the Matzah
The middle Matzah on the Seder plate is broken in two. Thelarger part is put aside for later use as the Afikoman. This un-usual action not only attracts the child's attention once again,but also recalls G-d's splitting of the Sea of Reeds to allow theChildren of Israel to cross on dry land. The smaller part of themiddle Matzah is returned to the Seder plate. This broken mid-dle Matzah symbolizes humility and will be eaten later as the"bread of poverty."
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Maggid - the Haggadah
At this point, the poor are invited to join the Seder. The Sedertray is moved aside, a second cup of wine is poured, and thechild, who by now is bursting with curiosity, asks the time-hon-ored question: "Mah nish-tah-na hah-laila-ha-zeh me-kol hahleilot? Why is this night different from all other nights?" Whyonly Matzah? Why the dipping? Why the bitter herbs? Why arewe relaxing and leaning on cushions as if we were kings?
The child's questioning triggers one of the most significantmitzvot of Passover, which is the highlight of the Seder cere-mony: the Haggadah, telling the story of the Exodus fromEgypt. The answer includes a brief review of history, a descrip-tion of the suffering imposed upon the Israelites, a listing ofthe plagues visited on the Egyptians, and an enumeration of themiracles performed by the Al-mighty for the redemption of Hispeople.
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Rochtzah - Washing Before the Meal
After concluding the first part of the Haggadah by drinking(while reclining) the second cup of wine, the hands are washedagain, this time with the customary blessings, as is usually donebefore eating bread.
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Motzie Matzah
We eat the matzah.
The Seder Service in a NutshellA quick overview of the Passover Meal's steps
Taking hold of the three Matzot (with the broken one in be-tween the two whole ones), recite the customary blessing beforebread. Then, letting the bottom Matzah drop back onto theplate, and holding the top whole Matzah with the broken middleone, recite the special blessing "Al achilat Matzah." Then breakat least one ounce from each Matzah and eat the two pieces to-gether, while reclining.
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Maror - the Bitter Herbs
Take at least 1 ounce of the bitter herbs. Dip it in the charoset,then shake the latter off and make the blessing "Al achilatMaror." Eat without reclining.
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Korech - the Sandwich
In keeping with the custom instituted by Hillel, the great Tal-mudic Rabbi, a sandwich of Matzah and Maror is eaten. Breakoff two pieces of the bottom Matzah, which together shouldbe at least one ounce. Again, take at least 1 ounce of bitter herbsand dip them in the charoset. Place this between the two piecesof Matzah, say "Kein asah Hillel..."and eat the sandwich whilereclining.
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Shulchan Orech - the Feast
The holiday meal is now served. We begin the meal with ahardboiled egg dipped into salt water.
A Rabbi was once asked why Jews eat eggs on Passover."Because eggs symbolize the Jew," the Rabbi answered."The more an egg is burned or boiled, the harder it gets."
Note: The chicken neck is not eaten at the Seder.___________________________________
Tzafun - Out of Hiding
After the meal, the half Matzah which had been"hidden," set aside for the Afikoman ("dessert"), istaken out and eaten. It symbolizes the Paschallamb, which was eaten at the end of the meal.
Everyone should eat at least 1 1/2 ounces ofMatzah, reclining, before midnight. After eatingthe Afikoman, we do not eat or drink anything ex-cept for the two remaining cups of wine.
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Barech - Blessings After the Meal
A third cup of wine is filled and Grace is recited.After the Grace we recite the blessing over wine anddrink the third cup while reclining.
Now we fill the cup of Elijah and our own cups withwine. We open the door and recite the passage whichsymbolizes an invitation to the Prophet Elijah, the harbin-ger of the coming of Moshiach, our righteous Messiah.
Hallel - Songs of Praise
At this point, having recognized the Al-mighty, and His uniqueguidance of the Jewish people, we go still further and sing Hispraises as L-rd of the entire universe.
After reciting the Hallel, we again recite the blessing over wineand drink the fourth cup, reclining
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Nirtzah - Acceptance
Having carried out the Seder service properly, we are sure thatit has been well received by the Al-mighty. We then say "Leshanahhaba'ah bee-rushalayim -- Next year in Jerusalem."
It was well past midnight on the first night ofPassover, and the great Chassidic master RabbiLevi Yitzchak of Berdichev had just concluded
enacting the Passover Seder in the presence of his disci-ples. They had recited the Haggadah, recounting the storyof the Exodus and discussing the deeper meanings im-plicit in each of its passages; they drank the four cups ofwine, dipped the karpas in the salt water and the bitterherbs in charoset, ate the matzah, the korech and theafikoman, sang the psalms of praise and gratitude -- all inaccordance with the letter of the Shulchan Aruch (Codeof Jewish Law) and the esoteric principles found in theawesome mystical works of the saintly "Ari".
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak's disciples had participated in manyof their Rebbe's seders in the past, but this one surpassedthem all. The Rebbe and all those present felt transportedinto a different world, as though they had risen above theirbodily limitations and into a world of pure G-dliness.
Suddenly the room filled with the sound of a deep rum-bling like thunder, and from within the thunder an awe-some voice announced: "Levi Yitzchak's seder waspleasing to G-d, but there is a Jew in Berdichev calledShmerl the Tailor whose seder reached even higher!"
The Rebbe looked around him. It was obvious that onlyhe had heard the heavenly announcement.
"Has anyone heard of a tzaddik (righteous person)called Shmerl the Tailor?" he asked his Chassidim. No onehad.
After several minutes of silence one of the elderly Chas-sidim offered: "There is one Shmerl here in Berdichev thatI know of, and he used to be a tailor about thirty yearsago, but he's certainly no tzaddik. In fact he's pretty farfrom that. They call him now 'Shmerl the Shikker' (drunk-ard) and he lives with his wife in a old large shipping cratenear the railroad tracks."
But Rabbi Levi Yitchak was thinking to himself, "Ahah!this must be one of the hidden tzaddikim. And he livesright here, in Berdichev, while I knew nothing about him!"
It was two o'clock in the morning when the Rebbe stoodat the door of old Shmerl's hovel.
An old Jewish woman answered his soft knock. "GoodYom Tov!" said Rabbi Levi Yitzchak quietly. "Please ex-cuse me for the late hour. Is your husband Shmerl athome?" "Good Yom Tov," She answered. "Just wait oneminute please, Rebbe, wait right here.
She disappeared into the house, and the unmistakablesound of a bucket being filled with water was heard frominside. Then a minute or two of silence and suddenly...SPLASH! She threw the bucket of water on her sleepinghusband.
"Aaahh! Oyyy! Where am I? Ooiy vai!" he screamed, andthen his wife was heard shouting, "Get up you drunk! TheRebbe has come to punish you! Wake up, you good-for-nothing!"
Poor Shmerl staggered, sopping wet, to the door. Whenhe saw that it really was the Rebbe standing there at hisdoor in the middle of the night, he fell at Rabbi LeviYitzchak's feet and began weeping, "Please, Rebbe don'tpunish me. It's not my fault... I didn't know any better...Please, have mercy..."
The Rebbe of Berdichev was completely astounded atthis bizarre scene. Could it be that this man's seder wasloftier than his own?
He bent down, lifted poor Shmerl to his feet and said,"Listen, Shmerl, I didn't come to punish you. In fact Idon't even know what you are talking about. Please let mein, let's sit down and talk. I only want to ask you some-thing. Go put on a dry shirt and we'll talk."
Minutes later they sat facing each other over Shmerl'ssmall table. The Rebbe looked at him kindly and said:"Shmerl, listen. I want you to tell me how you conductedyour seder last night. Don't worry, I promise that I'm notgoing to punish you, I promise.
"Oy!" moaned Shmerl and began weeping again. "Myseder! But Rebbe, I really didn't know any better... Oooy!"
Gradually he calmed down and began speaking. "Earlythis morning, that is... yesterday morning, I'm walking inthe street and suddenly I notice that people are rushingabout. This one has a broom over his shoulder, that oneis carrying a box, the other one something else, everyone
is scurrying about -- except me.
"So I stopped someone I recognized and asked him,'What is everyone rushing for? Where are they all going?'
"So he answers me, 'Oy Shmerl, are you so drunk thatyou forgot that tonight is Pesach? Tonight is Pesach! Doyou remember what Pesach is?'
"I tried thinking but my mind wouldn't work. Pesach,Pesach, I... I can't remember. It sounds very importantthough; I remember something about Matzos... andEgypt. 'Please,' I begged the man, 'do me a favor and tellme what it is again.'
"The man looked at me in a strange way, and answered'Listen, Shmerl, tonight you have to make a seder. Youknow, recite the Haggadah, eat three matzos, bitter herbs,four cups of wine. You'll enjoy the wine Shmerl,' he saidwith a sad smile, 'though I guess you won't enjoy abstain-ing from your foul vodka for eight days...'
"'Eight days!' I cried. 'Why? Why can't I drink for eightdays?' I was trembling and beginning to remember a little.
"'Because that's the law!' he answered. 'For eight days, ifyou're a Jew, no chametz (leaven) passes your lips. Vodkais chametz. If you can't hold out for eight days, maybe goto Israel,' he laughed, 'there chametz is only forbiddenseven days...'
"I was stunned. No vodka for eight days! I rushed home,took all the money I had, bought a big bottle of vodka,poured myself eight large cups one after the other, anddrank them down... hoping that that would help me makeit through the holiday.
"The next thing I remember is that I'm sleeping soundlyin my bed when suddenly my wife throws a bucket ofwater on me -- you saw how she does it -- and startsscreaming, 'Shmerl, you bum! You drunk! You good-for-nothing! All Jews all over the world are making the sedertonight, and you are lying there like a drunken ox. Wakeup and make a seder!'
"So I staggered to my feet, put on some dry clothes andsat down at the beautifully set table.
"The candles were shining brightly and making theplates and silverware sparkle so nicely. Everything wasnew, clean. I felt so different, almost holy. The wine andthe matzos were on the table, the Haggadah was open infront of me. My wife had even set up the seder plate withall its things like she remembered from her father. She her-self was sitting in her place opposite me like a queen, and
"But then -- I looked around meand didn't know what to do. Thevodka was still swirling in myhead, but, to be honest, Rebbe,even sober I don't know how tomake a seder.
"So I took a large bowl, and puteverything in there. The threematzos, the bitter herbs, the dishof charoset, all those little itemsmy wife had set up on the sederplate, I poured in the four cups ofwine, and swirled it all together.
"Then I lifted up my seder bowland started talking to G-d. Justlike I'm talking to you now. Istarted talking to G-d and I said,'G-d, listen... I don't know You,but You know me. You know thatafter my father got killed I had towork all the time and I never hada chance to learn, right? So I don'tknow how to read this book, infact I can't read anything! And Idon't know what I'm supposed todo with all this stuff either. Butone thing I do know... I know thata long time ago You sent Moses totake us out of Egypt, and I'm surethat you will send Moshiach totake us out of all our troublesnow!'
"And then I gulped down the wholething."
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Young Chevra has set the bar high forcommunities across the country. The rela-tively new organization was established onlytwo years ago with the goal of promotingachdus among the young and rapidly grow-ing Lubavitch communities of SouthernCalifornia.
The Board of Young Chevra has widerepresentation comprised of members fromall the main local Shuls and regional com-munities. These men and women devotetheir personal time and energy to help makeevents like the one on Sunday a huge suc-cess.
Young Chevra is now planning its annualweekend Shabbaton at Running Springs.The group has also launched a Gemach –Free Loan Fund for the Young Chevra com-munity as well as a special Maos Chittimcampaign to assist young families in meetingthe costly needs of Pesach.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca recognized members ofthe Orthodox Jewish Chaplaincy Board (OJCB) and members ofthe LASD Food Services Unit who've workedvigorously to set up and maintain a Kosher Foodprogram for Jewish Inmates. The awards cere-mony took place in the Sheriff's office at Sheriff'sHeadquarters in Monterey Park.
Sheriff Baca Commended OJCB Director,Chaplain Howard Winkler, OJCB ChaplainsRabbi Israel Hirsch, Rabbi Gavriel Cohen, RabbiShimon Raichik, & OJCB ExecutiveAdministrator Chaplain DevorahLunger for "dedicated and outstandingservice to the Sheriff's Department"and "for ministering to the needs of in-mates, educating our law enforcement constituency and providingreligious support and spiritual guidence".
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Unfortunately, we can't control them, and we have tolearn to live with their consequences, as we try to continueour lives. Tragedy does not discriminate. It touches the livesof the wealthy and the poor, the wicked and the righteous.The Torah does not avoid telling us about the greatest oftragedies that happened to the most righteous of men. Thisweek it describes the tragedy that occurred to one ourgreatest leaders, Ahron the Kohen Gadol. His two children,Nadav and Avihu, were tragically consumed by fire whilebringing an undesignated offering to Hashem. Moshe isfaced with the most difficult of challenges, consoling hisbereaved brother who just lost two of his beloved children.The challenge is great and the words of consolation thatMoshe used should serve as a precedent for all consolationfor generations.
Moshe consoles Ahron by telling him, "This is whatHashem has previously said: By those who are close to me I shall besanctified and thus I will be honored by the entire congregation"(Leviticus 10:3). Powerful words. Deep and mystical. Weare in this world by G-d's command, and our mission is tomaintain and promote His glory. Those are words that maynot console simple folk, but they were enough for Ahronwho after hearing the words went from weeping to silence.
But Moshe did not just quote the Torah, he pref-aced his remarks: "This is what Hashem has
previously said." Only after that premisedoes he continue with the words ofconsolation. Why was it necessary topreface those powerful words bysaying that they were once stated?After all, the entire Torah was oncestated. Could Moshe not just as eas-ily have stated, "My dear brother
Ahron. Hashem is glorified by judgment ofhis dear ones."
It seems that thefamiliarity of the
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The suddendeath of Reb
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Holocaust survivor, he had rebuilt his life in Canada andleft this world a successful businessman, with a wonderfulwife, children, and grandchildren. It was difficult, however,for them all to leave their families for the first days ofPassover to accompany his body, and thus his widow trav-eled with her son to bury her husband in Israel. After thefuneral the two mourners sat in their apartment in theShaarei Chesed section of Jerusalem. Passover was fast ap-proaching, and they were planning to spend the Seder atthe home of relatives. As they were about to end the briefShiva period and leave their apartment, a soft knocked in-terrupted their thoughts. At the door to her apartmentstood none other than one of Israel's most revered Torahsages, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach.
"I live nearby," he said, "and I heard that there was a fu-neral today. I came to offer my condolences."
The sage then heard a brief history of Reb Yosef's diffi-cult, yet remarkably triumphant life.
Then Reb Shlomo Zalman turned to the widow andasked a very strangequestion. "Did you saythe blessing BoruchDayan HaEmes? Blessed are You, Hashem, the true Judge.""Why? Yes," answered the elderly lady. "I said it right as thefuneral ended. But it is very difficult to understand and ac-cept."
Reb Shlomo Zalman, a man who lived through direpoverty and illness, four wars, and the murder of a relativeby Arab terrorists, nodded. "I understand your questions.That blessing is very difficult to understand and to accept.You must, however, say it again and again. As difficult as itmay be, believe me, if you repeat it enough you will under-stand it."
Moshe understood that as difficult as it may be, the wordshe used to console Ahron were the precise ones that en-compassed the essence of the meaning of life and death.They would be understood by Ahron. But he had to pref-ace it by saying that this not a new form of condolence. Ithas been said before. It was already taught. Now it mustrepeated.
Difficult questions have no simple answers, but it is thefaith of generations that must be constantly repeated andrepeated. There are no new condolences; there are no fastanswers. The only answers we can give are those that havebeen said for generations. Perhaps that is why we consoleour loved ones today with the same consolation that hasbeen said for centuries. "May you be comforted among the mourn-ers of Zion and Jerusalem." And it shall be repeated - againand again -- until there is no more mourning. •
This week, in reading both Tazria and Metzorah, wecombine portions that deal with the physio-spiritualplague of tzora'as. Tzora'as is a discoloration that ap-pears in varying forms on human skin, on hair, cloth-ing, and even on the walls of one's home. The afflictedindividual must endure a complicated process of pu-rification in order to rejoin the community. The Tal-mud explains that tzoraas is a divine punishment forthe sins of slander and gossip. In fact, the Talmud inArarchin 16b comments that the reason that the af-flicted is sent out of the camp was because "he separatedfriends and families through his words, and deserves to be sepa-rated from his community."
Rashi and the Ramban explain that the first form oftzora'as does not begin on the person. Hashem in Hismercy first strikes at inanimate objects -- one's posses-sions. The discoloration first appears on the walls ofa home, forcing the affected stones to be removed anddestroyed. If that event does not succeed as a wake-up-call, and the person continues his malevolent ac-tivities, then his clothing is affected. If that fails,eventually the flesh is transformed and white lesionsappear, forcing the afflicted to leave the Jewish campuntil the plague subsides and the Kohen declares himacceptable to return.
Rashi tells us that the first stage of tzora'as -- thehome -- is actually a blessing in disguise. Tzora'as on ahome can indeed bring fortune to the affected. As theIsraelites were approaching the Land of Canaan, theinhabitants, figuring that one day they would re-con-quer the land, hid all their gold and silver inside thewalls of their homes. When one dislodged the afflictedstones of his home he would find the hidden treasuresthat were left by the fleeing Canaanites.
It is troubling. Why should the first warning of tzo-ra'as reek of triumph? What message is Hashem send-ing to the first offender by rewarding his misdeedswith a cache of gold? What spiritual import is gainedfrom the materialistic discovery?
After the end of World War II, the brilliant and flam-boyant Torah sage, Rabbi Eliezer Silver visited andaided thousands of survivors in displaced personscamps in Germany and Poland who were waiting tofind permanent homes. One day, as he was handingout Siddurim and other Torah paraphernalia, a JewishPARSHAS TAZRIA-METZORAH
"After the way I saw Jews act in the camp, I don't wantto have any connection with religion!"
Rabbi Silver asked him to explain what exactly hadturned him off from Jewish practice.
"I saw a Jew who had a Siddur, yet he only allowed it tobe used by the inmates in exchange for their daily breadration. Imagine," he sneered, "a Jew selling the right todaven for bread!"
"And how many customers did this man get?" inquiredRabbi Silver.
"Far too many!" snapped the man.
Rabbi Silver put his hand around the gentlemen andgently explained. "Why are you looking at the bad Jewwho sold the right to pray? Why don't you look at themany good Jews who were willing to forego their rationsand starve, just in order to pray? Isn't that the lesson youshould take with you?"
Perhaps Hashem in His compassion is sending muchmore to the gossiper than a get-rich-quick scheme. Heshows the first-time slanderer to look a little deeper at life.On the outside he may see a dirty wall of a formerCanaanite home. Dig a little deeper and you will find goldin them thar walls. Next time you look at a person onlysuperficially -- think. Dig deeper. There is definitely goldbeneath the surface. Sometimes you have to break downyour walls to find the gold you never thought it existed. •
Rabbi Eliezer Silver (1881-1968) was a prominent figure in theemerging American Torah Community. A powerful, witty and bril-liant leader, he came to America as a Rabbi in Harrisburg, PAand ended his career as Rabbi of Cincinatti, OH. He was afounder of the Vaad Hatzalah during World War II.
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Administrative Assistantfor Unique Job OpportunityLooking for someone dedi-cated, reliable, long-term, andmotivated to perform all ad-ministrative duties. Will workone-on-one with owner. Jobdescription: - Computer skillsa must: MS Word/Excel,QuickBooks, basic Photoshopskills. Must be able to solveminor computer issues - Digi-tal Photography - Answeringphones, setting up appoint-ments, greeting clients - Ship-ping - Managing website - 40hours a week. The right per-son must be very organized,detail oriented, a good prob-lem solver, with excellent writ-ten and verbal communicationskills. This is a full-time job indowntown Los Angeles.Please send a resume and abrief email telling us aboutyourself to:[email protected]: $13/hr and parking.Additional opportunity to earnmore based on a job well-done.
For all your bookkeepingneeds call Raizy Grossman @310-279-2139
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Wanted responsible teacherto homeschool 10 year oldboy. Previous experience re-quired. Please call 818-708-1989 or 818-355-3789
Jewish Preschool on theWestside looking for qualityteacher's assistants. Must beenthusiastic, high energy andlove children. Early childhoodunits preferred. Experiencerequired. Warm and friendlycollaborative working environ-ment. Opportunities forgrowth available. Please [email protected] an interview.
Bais Chana High School forgirls is looking for FemaleTeachers to fill the followingsubjects in the afternoons:ENGLISH, HISTORY &MATH. Please contact ourGeneral Studies Principal,Mrs. Baila Greenbaum be-tween 1:30 and 4:30pm at310-278-8995.
House Swap In Israel 4 Summer.5bdrm modern,yard easy access to gym,Anglo frum area in RamatBeit Semesh, June, July,Aug. Motti Slodowitz 310-466-5068
