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Holiday Highlights Special Children’S Section Special Holiday Edition • All New Children's Features • Recipes • How-to Passover Guide s”xc chabad Vol. 30 Issue 3 timesPesach 5768 /April 2008 Holiday Highlights Special Children’s Section LEADING LADIES: Women&Kabbalah s”xc CHABAD HOUSE- message from the Rabbi LUBAVITCH HEADQUARTERS Serving Rutgers University and Central and South New Jersey www.chabadnj.org Dear Friends, 170 College Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 As the Holiday of Passover approaches, we are pleased to pres- (732) 296-1800 ent you with this informative Passover Guide. www.chabadnj.org Rabbi Yosef Carlebach, Passover is celebrated as the Festival of Redemption and Rabbi Baruch Goodman, Freedom. It is a time when we commemorate the exodus of our Rabbi Shraga Crombie forefathers from ancient Egypt and on the birth of our nation. 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A message from little Moses had to be hidden in Where did these tambourines the river among the reeds, her come from? The Midrash states The Rebbe father tapped her on the head, that the Jewish women had great Following the Song by Moses demanding; “My daughter! Where vision and foresight, creating and and the Children of Israel after is your prophecy?!” designing tambourines as they pre- Crossing the Red Sea, the Torah This is why Miriam stood pared for the Exodus. relates: among the reeds “from afar to “The Jewish women of that “Miriam the Prophetess, the sis- know.” Watching and looking for- generation were confident of ter of Aaron, took the tambourine ward to the realization of G-d’s Divine miracles, so they took in her hand, and the women fol- promise, she remained firm in the along their tambourines from lowed her with tambourines and veracity of her prophecy...” Egypt.” Even during the darkest cymbals. Miriam said to them: (Midrash) Exile, the righteous women knew Sing to G-d, the Exalted...” [Exodus Miriam’s pronouncement of the that the Divine promise would be 15:20] forthcoming Redemption at first fulfilled, and they would eventual- Why does the Torah refer to excited the Jews suffering in ly be redeemed. Miriam as a prophetess? Egyptian bondage. But this great Moreover, those faithful women The Talmud explains the histor- excitement was followed by great translated the hope in their hearts ical background, going back to the disappointment. Moses was hidden into action. Rather than vague time when Miriam was the sister in the river to avoid being caught wishful thinking, their belief in the of Aaron before Moses was born. by Pharaoh’s soldiers who hunted Redemption was real and tangible. Miriam had then boldly declared down the Jewish baby boys. Miriam knew with certainty, with prophetic vision, “My mother Was it all over now? Miriam’s that regardless of how unrealistic will give birth to a son who will prophecy apparently went down the prospects for Redemption may redeem Israel...” the drain, and the Redemption was have looked at the time, the But why is Miriam mentioned now impossible. All hope seemed Exodus was actually “right around by her special “prophetess” title? lost as Moses, the intended the corner.” Miriam and the And why does the Torah find it redeemer of Israel was doomed. women were fully ready and pre- necessary to single out Miriam’s pared for this great and auspicious song from the rest of Israel? MIRIAM’S VISION moment. To better appreciate Miriam’s But Miriam refused to change Having strengthened and major contribution to the Exodus her stance. She knew that she did- encouraged Israel’s faith during and the Redemption, let us review n’t fabricate this prediction. These the hard depressing times, these the details of Miriam’s personal were Divine and holy words, and women deserved to herald the background. she faithfully clung to her prophe- redemption, leaving Egypt with a The word ‘Miriam’ is derived cy: “My mother will give birth to a song in their heart and tam- from the Hebrew word meaning son who will save Israel.” bourines in their hands. ‘bitter,’ relating to the bitter times Imagine Miriam’s predicament Miriam’s song was indeed dif- when she was born and raised. in those trying times. The young ferent and it therefore stands out Pressured by Pharoah’s decree girl was surely the target of angry in a class by itself! Miriam’s song to kill all firstborn boys, Jewish questions and doubts, teased and was not inspired after the fact, as families began to break apart, and taunted, “where is your prophecy was the singing by the rest of Miriam’s own parents Amram and now?” Israel.
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