Booklet A5.Indd

Table of Contents Torah Wellsprings - Pesach Don’t Panic ........................................................................................................................5 It is from Hashem ...........................................................................................................10 Quarantine .......................................................................................................................13 Tefillah ..............................................................................................................................15 Shabbos Hagadol ...........................................................................................................16 Preparations ....................................................................................................................18 Knowing Hashem ..........................................................................................................20 A New Pattern for Miracles ..........................................................................................22 The Mitzvah of Sipur Yetzias Mitzrayim ..................................................................24 Kittel .................................................................................................................................27 29.............................................................................................................................................................................. יחץ Belief in Hashem, Alone ...............................................................................................30 Everything Happens by Hashgachah Pratis .............................................................33 Everything is for the Good ...........................................................................................36 37 ................................................................................................................................................................... ומורא גדול זה גלוי שכינה An Inherently Special Night ........................................................................................43 Chumros ...........................................................................................................................44 Perspective .......................................................................................................................47 When a Chumrah Hurts Others ...................................................................................50 Bedikas and Biur Chametz ............................................................................................54 Lessons from the Prohibition of Chametz .................................................................58 Lessons from the Matzah ..............................................................................................61 Bitul Chametz ..................................................................................................................65 A Letter from Reb Shamshon Astropoli zt’l hy’d ....................................................66 Tefillah ..............................................................................................................................66 74 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... מה נשתנה Nirtzeh ..............................................................................................................................75 Annual Salvations ..........................................................................................................79 Discussing the Miracles ................................................................................................81 A Great Eis Ratzon.........................................................................................................83 87 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ כאן הבן שואל Shevi’i shel Pesach.........................................................................................................88 Torah Wellsprings Pesach This week’s parashah be able to bring a korban (7:12) discusses about the todah, to thank Hashem for korban todah, a korban which the miracles He will we bring to express our perform for them. gratitude to Hashem. Rashi writes, “…he We are going through brings a sacrifice to thank very trying times, but it is Hashem for a miracle that important to also focus on happened to him. For the good. Not everything is example, he sailed the seas, bad. crossed a desert, was released from prison, or was ill and became well. When a person brought He must praise Hashem, as a korban todah to the Beis HaMikdash to thank יודו ,(it states (Tehillim 107:21 Praise Hashem for the miracles‘ ,לה' חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם Hashem for His kindness Hashem performed for and tell His wonders to him, this didn’t mean his and life was perfect and he‘ ויזבחו זבחי תודה ’.mankind bring the todah sacrifice.’…” didn’t have any troubles at all. But when he brought Due to the coronavirus the korban todah, he focused many people feel imprisoned and on the good. Similarly, quarantined in their homes. even in these times there is There are also many people a lot of good we can focus who need refuos (healing) on. It is important to do so, and yeshuos (salvations) r’l. so that we don’t despair They are looking forward from the hardships we are to the time when they will going through. Torah Wellsprings - Pesach 5 Don’t Panic cholera plague] to frighten you. Hashem is with us. The Be’er HaGolah (end Trust in Hashem and rely ,הבוטח בה' חסד יסובבנו .of Choshen Mishpat) writes, “I on Him think the Torah commands ‘When one trusts in us to protect our lives (as it Hashem, he is surrounded with kindness’ (Tehillim (ונשמרתם מאד לנפשתיכם states because Hakadosh Baruch 32:10)… As I told you before, Hu created the world with when you have on Whom His kindness…so people to rely, there is nothing to will recognize His fear. Therefore, for greatness, serve Him, keep Hashem’s sake, keep your His mitzvos, and study His spirits up. Each person Torah…and to give them a should encourage his good reward for their toil. fellow man… The counsel Someone who puts his life and the protection from in danger it is as if he… this plague, r’l is that you doesn’t want to serve shouldn’t be afraid… Be מסבב ולא Hashem and he doesn’t afraid from the be afraid from the One) מהסיבה want the reward. There is no greater zilzul and who brought the plague, and hefkerus than this.” not from the plague). Keep your emunah and bitachon But, together with our strong, because that is the caution, we must avoid best protection. Don’t stop panic and depression, and saying the pasuk (Yeshayah be confident that Hashem Hashem‘ ,ה' צבאות עמנו ,(51:12 will save us. is with us…’ Hashem will Rebbe Moshe of Kobrin protect you and your zt’l wrote the following children. Dear brothers… letter to his chassidim (Imros don’t fear anything but Moshe, Igros Kodesh 3): Hashem, alone. When you follow this counsel, the “Don’t allow what’s plague won’t harm you… happening at this time [the Hashem’s sole desire is to 6 Torah Wellsprings - Pesach protect you and to save seeing your salvation, in you from all bad, and to ruchniyos (spiritually) and bless you with all goodness. gashmiyos (physically). So I will also pray for you writes the one who is wherever I go. Dear brothers, be healthy, connected to you with a true strong, and happy. Just love that endures forever.” don’t worry. May I merit Signed…1 1. As it is known, the Rambam was the king's personal doctor. Some of the king's high-ranking officials were jealous that a Yid received this honored position, when there were many professional Moslem doctors around. The king would respond that there is no doctor who has the capabilities and expertise as the Rambam does, but they insisted that there were very proficient Moslem doctors, too. The king agreed to test it. The Rambam and a renowned Moslem doctor would be the contestants. Each one would give the other one poison to drink, and whoever can heal himself from the poison has proved himself to be the best doctor in the country. The gentile doctor gave the Rambam the poison first, and the Rambam, with his wisdom, was able to save himself. (He prepared his students with remedies, and they gave it to him and healed him from the poison.) Now it was the Rambam's turn to poison the gentile doctor. The doctor drank the Rambam's drink, and died a few days later. The king called for the Rambam and wanted to know what he did to the Moslem doctor. The Rambam said, "Chas veshalom, I didn’t give him poison. I would never do that to a human being. It was water. But the doctor was so afraid, he died from fear." We can add that the Rambam knew that the doctor could heal himself from the Rambam's poisons, but when the potion was water, and the gentile doctor didn’t know what it was, or what to Torah Wellsprings - Pesach 7 When there are worries will be strong [with simchah and chalilah a pandemic, it and bitachon] you will be is important to strengthen healed.” oneself with simchah And let your joy and (happiness) and Bitachon bitachon be “contagious” so (faith). As the Divrei Shmuel others will also trust in taught (from the song Yedid Hashem, for that is the If you solution in these times.2“

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