Pesach , Matzah, Maror

What does it it mean in our generation,i.e.The Haggadah?

Reb Nati's Shabbos HaGedol Drush

Adom the first man, ate from the Etz HaDa'as, the Tree of knowledge. It's fruit, in fact was ordinary grain, (Sandhedrin 70b). But, the simple fact that Hashem forbade it, made it the "forbidden tree." The germatria of CHaMeTZ levened bread, added to Se'OR levening, equals 639, also the numerical value of ETZ HaDA'aT is 639.

When adom ate from it, he ate leavened bread He had his taste of G-dlessness. Experiencing what he saw as evil this impaired his Awareness.

This, then, is the Matzah, the unleavened bread. Symbolizing Perfection of Da'as. Of intimate knowledge. Of Awareness. And of eperience. And of knowing that all it is Divine Grace. Knowing that all our experiences are one That it is all Hashem Himself, (Likutey Moharan I,4).

This is beyond human intellect but then again Hashem is above reason. We can reach Him only with intimate Knowledge, only by the experience of the heart only through Emotion (likutey Moharan I 33:4). On Pesach we Matzah. But we must make sure to "eat" the matzah of perfected Da'at. in doing so, we rectify Adom misconception IE his "leavened bread"(Bnei Yissaschar, Nisan 8:4,7).

And this is the story of Pesach. The story of Creation. Of the continual and continuous Process of Creation. Adom, Man, Knew of Creation. But he fell. He could not raise himself up again. For He could not forget his passed deed. He was overburdened with guilt. Adom was unaware of creation as being NOW! So, when Hashem appeared in MItzrayim, His message to the Jewish people was- N
OW is another Creation! And, in changing the "laws of nature", He showed - I have changed Nature- so now you can change yours!

In each every generation there is a new creation. Jewishness is not something which only took place it is something that is continuously taking place every wher noit just in some far away land. It is also not a franchise of those who claim an unbroken chian of tradition. Infact, ture Jewishness is not to be found in the laurels of those of us whose "Jewishnwss" begins and ends with an unspoken flaunting of tradition. Neither can it be found in the sale Jewishness of yesterday. No matter how enthused we were then - today, yesterday is gone, and we must start again. Creation is a Process.

And by the way so is Jewishness!

Jewishness is Here! Jewishness is Now! And Jewishness is with You! And within You! Every Jewish soul is in some way relives the entire story of Creation. All of it the Creation, the Fall of man, the Flood, the Exodus... (Likutey Halachot, Ona'ah 3:1; Shiluach Haken 4:61).

But this time, each time, with our lives the story is ours to rewrite.

Shabbos HaGedol is the time to transcend the Illusionary constrictions of the mind. To cease living out the srcipt of limited human/self awareness, and to forget the past and begin again to be Jewish. Now! Shabbos HaGedol is the time to begin again and to truly get ready for our immediate and complete Redemption, you need to see. You are and can become aware of the fact that we are already redeemed we just have not woken up to it!

Something to think about? Hashem has sent, A Moshe in every generation to bring us out! We just are unaware of it! So the solution is, that, just like Hashem changed nature to bring us out of Mitzrayim. We need and can change our nature and come out of this Golus , NU! So what are you waiting for?


Come join me in the land of freedom, Gut Shabbos and Blessings, Have Kosher and Joyful and meaningful Pesach. And Remember It's for the kids so lighten up and sit down and make it fun and meaningful for them so as that they can can feel and see and come out!

Reb Nati

Why?

by Reb Meir at Yesh Ma L'Asot

Reb Noson (of Breslev) says that salvation comes to those who wait for it. Even though in the interim a person must literally go through Gehennom – all types of doubts and feelings of failure and futility (“maybe I made a mistake in the decisions that I’ve taken in life? etc) a person is tested to see how much he is sincere and determined to follow the truth – the real truth.

Rebbe Nachman says the real truth is the truth of Hashem, namely that a person always seeks out HaShem and His ultimate advice and guidance in whatever he goes through. And for this a person must pay the price to determine how much he is firmly founded in this pillar of life. Thus the main thing is not to give up no matter what Haman/Amalek manages to convince us with.

May we truly blot out Haman and all the doubts that he has hurt us with and may we rightfully gain back all of the holy sparks that he has stolen from us since the beginning of time.

IMAGINATION

by Reb Meir at Yesh Ma L'Asot

Rebbe Nachman once commented that before an outstanding and true Tzaddik descends to this world it is possible to serve and come close to Hashem without the external help of the Tzaddik. However, once the Tzaddik does come into the world it is absolutely impossible to properly and truly serve Hashem without the help of this Tzaddik.

The reasoning behind this is that for every positive force in creation there is an equally opposite force of evil sent into the world. This is necessary in order to allow free will to continue existing. Thus along with this Tzaddik comes along a deeper and stronger force of evil to the world making it practically impossible to come close to the truth of one's purpose in life without the help of that Tzaddik who has enough strength and life force to combat this evil.

Rebbe Nachman once commented that we "now" have to give the yetzer hara a new name: IMAGINATION. It can be understood that "now" that Rebbe Nachman has come into the world and he maximized the use of positive imagination throughout his teachings and stories (as can be seen by anyone who has carefully and sincerely looked at his teachings how he takes a person away to "a totally different world" and "ballgame" in Judaism) – there is also an equal and opposing force of evil Imagination.

Look around today and see that literally everyone – religious or not – is suffering with phobias and sicknesses due to the imagination. The yetzer hara today has now reached the inner-conciousness and mentality of man. Forget about the physical pogroms and assaults on the Jewish nation – now we have a deeper and more personal problem – the Amalek within! A "regular" Jew today goes through in one day more mental suffering and anguish than the greatest tzaddikim in previous generations (Rebbe Nachman once said that a simple Jew today will be as unique as the Baal Shem Tov).

Today there is a lack of true simchah in life, simplicity, simple faith and fear of Hashem. Everything has become complicated in life. The Rebbe once commented that even a baby in a crib will already be filled with sophistry.

Therefore, due to the deep and mental sickness of this day and age we have no choice but to hold on and attach ourselves with unswerving determination to this Tzaddik who can combat this "Amalek" - these mental attacks on our imagination. This is why Rebbe Nachman stresses again and again attachment to the Tzaddik – for what other option does exist to remain a simple, sincere and devout Jew?

With attachment to the Tzaddik a person is "GUARANTEED" to make it in life – thus crossing the narrow bridge safely. This attachment affords a person the guarantee that the Tzaddik will never, ever, ever let go of this person until he is completely and fully rectified.