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“The reward of a mitzvah is the mitzvah itself.” ~ Pirkei Avot 4:2 The Rambam explains: The ultimate reward for a mitzvah is the bond it creates between you and Hashem.

The most powerful time to attain complete Emuna  and to strengthen your connection to the holy Tzaddikim is the night of the seventh day of Pesach. For only after Kriyas Yam Suf does it say:  “They believed in Hashem and … Continue reading →

“The Jewish people were redeemed from Egypt only through prayer.” ~ Shemos Rabbah 38:4 Not through force. Not through strategy. Only through tefillah.

Nissan teaches us: No matter how deep the darkness— Redemption can come in an instant. Beyond nature. Beyond logic. All it takes is Emuna. ~ The Rebbe of Piaseczna (Aish Kodesh)

Pesach is an intensely political festival. It is about the central Jewish project: constructing a society radically unlike any that had existed before. ~ R’ Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l

The Seder night is a time to tell our children not only about our past but to inspire them about the future, to instill in them the hope and faith that redemption is always possible. ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt”l

The matzah represents both our affliction and our freedom. It teaches us that within the hardships of life lie the seeds of redemption. ~ R’ Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt”l

When Reb Shlomo Frishtik asked R’ Shlomke of Zvhil zt”l whether to have his seder at his father’s home or his in-laws’, based on which matzah they used—hand or machine—R’ Shlomke answered: “In Shamayim, they won’t ask what kind of … Continue reading →

“People ask how to kasher their keilim for Pesach… But who asks how to kasher their mouth— to make it a holy vessel, worthy of eating the matzah?” ~ R’ Berish of Biyala zt”l

Whatever you’re doing, do it with a SMILE!   Taking out the garbage? Cleaning? Shopping for Pesach?    The cost of Matzah doesn’t go down because you’re miserable about it. כי בשמחה תצאו – let’s do it with a smile 🙂 ~ … Continue reading →