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Dear Friend, You are the next link in the chain. Passover is the most ancient of all rituals in the Western world. It has been passed down in an unbroken chain of tradition for over 3300 years, that’s over 100 generations! That means that every one of your ancestors, without exception, sat at a Seder and shared the meaning, the mystery and magic of Passover. Engage all your senses in this dynamic and moving experience. The tastes, the aromas, the textures, the sounds and the sights of Jewish continuity in action all combine to achieve the meaningful events of the Seder. Take the time this year to fully engage yourself and your family in Jewish life. Feel the passion of , taste the beauty of freedom, hear the message of personal growth all brought to life at the Seder. Join us or try it at home, either way, make this the most meaningful Pesach ever. May G-d bless you and your family with a Passover filled to overflowing good health and happiness! Sincerely, Rabbi Shliach Director, Jewish Center

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It’s a family tradition that we eat corndogs for dinner while mom prepares for Shabbat. The kids sure don’t mind, and preparation is easy enough for any dad. But it wasn’t until recently that I went to meet America’s only Kosher Corndog maker. S’Better Farms is located in Los Angeles, California and I was happy to see that the corn dogs are produced in a Editor-in-chief: Rabbi Shmuel Marcus segregated area keeping them completely wheat and gluten free. Managing Editor: Shira Gold America’s only Kosher Corn Dog can be found in your supermarket’s Editor: Bluma Marcus frozen food section. These premade frozen delights simply need to be Distribution: Rabbi Avraham Green thawed and then fried. You can even microwave those meals-on-a-stick if Creative Director: Nechama Marcus the kids are that hungry. Design: Zalmy Berkowitz photography: Zalmy Berkowitz, www.Zalmyb.com I would recommend preparing the corn dogs in the oven or better yet, Section Editors: Fay Kranz Greene, Rashi Brashevitsky, in a large fryer. Step one is to defrost the corn dogs in refrigerator or Rabbi microwave. Preheat oven or fryer oil to 350ºF. Step two is to gently remove Contributing Writers: Maurice Lamm, Jon Tabak, Rabbi Zalman Kantor, Rabbi , Rochel Pritsker corn dogs from package and place on cookie sheet or directly into the Special thanks: Shalom Laine and www.tphny.com, Bill fryer. Cook for 10-15 minutes in oven or 3-4 minutes in fryer. If that’s not Pinkerson, Boruch Cohen, Kehot.com, Chabad.org fast enough, you can microwave a single corn dog in 1-2 minutes. Website: www.SoulWiseMagazine.com My kids love dipping the corn dogs in ketchup and mustard, so be sure to ©2012 by Soulwise Magazine (Over 250,000 copies printed internationally) All rights provide some dipping options. Corn Dogs make for the ultimate easy and reserved, including the right to reproduce any portion of This magazine in any form, without prior written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes fun dinner for kids of all ages. to quote brief passages. S’Better Farms Corn Dogs are sold at Sprouts, Winn Dixie, ShopRite, Printed in the USA Kroger and more. To find a Kosher Corn Dog near you visit sbetterfarms.com

Pesach 5773 Spring 2013 civilization is gone. And the Jewish people who G-d. It was that G-d was looking for the Jewish really leave so much as we were removed. The went wandering in the desert are still making people. He was taking His chosen nation for Exodus was not our initiative or our plan and it by Rabbi Manis Friedman Himself to bring them to Mt. wasn’t precipitated by our strength. Sinai and to set His master plan into motion. The tells us another puzzling thing. It says that “if G-d hadn’t taken us out of This is the lesson of Passover. Egypt, we and our children and our children’s the Story The Jewish story is not about a children would still be slaves.” What is that group of people searching for saying? Pharaoh dies eventually. Every evil spiritual liberation. It’s about us superpower collapses eventually. If we’re here to responding to G-d’s desire that we read the Haggadah and Pharaoh is a mummy, be His people. then why would we still be slaves? Even if G-d hadn’t ever gotten around to taking us out of Behindwant to gothe out into the desert to find G-d? That Storywaves in every area of life. If we don’t convey this understanding of Egypt, Pharaoh would be gone by now anyway. is so irresponsible. It’s dangerous. Don’t you Passover, then it really doesn’t warrant eight But that’s just the point. If G-d hadn’t taken us know what happens to people who go out into But Pharaoh’s mistake was this. He thought days every year for the past 3324 years. We out, if let’s say, we had just outlasted Pharaoh the desert and build a compound and wait the Jews and Moses wanted to go out into the need to rediscover the powerful, relevant on our own somehow, then it wouldn’t be for G-d? If I let you go out into the desert, desert to look for G-d, to find G-d. And if that and contemporary significance of “G-d took that G-d took us out of slavery. And that is you’re all going to drink the Kool-Aid and were the case, then Pharaoh would be totally us out of Egypt.” That’s a whole lot different what the whole Passover story is about. That you’re all going to die. Or you’ll come running right. If that were the case, then the Jews really than saying, “We left Egypt.” If that were all G-d took us out. It was His initiative, His plan, back. Because leaving your work in order to go had no right to abandon civilization in order it was, then Pharaoh would have been right. His strength. hang out and be spiritual in the desert is a crazy to go wait for some sort of divine calling in the What business did we have leaving civilization thing to do.” desert. and going into the desert? But that’s not what Once we know what to look for, it’s all right happened. We didn’t leave. G-d took us. And there in the Haggadah. And this is the story Egypt was the most advanced civilization on But eventually Pharaoh realized that what was that’s what Passover is about. that we need to be telling to our children, to our earth. We still can’t figure out how they built happening was not the Jews looking for G-d. It friends, to the world, and to ourselves. We’re those pyramids. They were on the cutting was G-d taking the Jewish people to Him. And If you look at the words of the Torah that are not looking for G-d. We’re responding to the edge of everything. They were the future. once he realized that, that’s when he said, quoted in the Haggadah you’ll see that this is fact that G-d is looking for us. And Pharaoh wanted the Jews to be part “Well, why didn’t you say so? If that’s the case, really the message. G-d says, “I came down to of this future. The fact that the Jews were you have to go. Go now!” And he threw them Egypt to take you to be Mine. Not a messenger, Manis Friedman is the Dean of Bais Chana and the going to abandon the plan really bothered out. Of course, a little later he had a change not an angel, but I Myself.” What is that author of Doesn’t Anyone Blush Anymore. Watch him. Particularly Moses, who grew up in the of heart and went chasing after them, but at saying? What does that mean? It means that Manis Friedman videos at www.11213.org palace, was bothersome to Pharaoh. “You of all least for one moment, Pharaoh understood that you and I left Egypt not because we wanted to, people? You could be in the heart of progress the Jewish people were not a people looking for not because it was our idea. In fact, we didn’t making history and you’re going to take your people and wander in a desert and become useless? I can’t let you do that.”

Of course, after a couple of plagues Pharaoh said, “Alright already! Take a minyan and go do your thing.” Moses said, “No, not a minyan. We’re taking ‘our youth, our elders, our sons and our daughters.’ Everybody’s coming.” Pharaoh said, “Okay, you’re crazier than I thought… and you’re not going.”

A couple of more plagues later Pharaoh said again, “Enough! What do you need to have Pharaoh -- both as an historical figure lowest realm of creation. And He wants us to your holiday in the desert?” Moses said, “Well, and as a psychological archetype -- is build that dwelling place. In other words, the we need all of our sheep and cattle plus some someone who the Torah must think is worthy Infinite wants a home that is built in the finite, of yours.” Pharaoh said, “That’s it. You’re out of study. In fact, many of his arguments are by the finite. of your mind.” still fashionable today. We can understand this by first mentioning briefly the Kabbalistic Now, Pharaoh considered himself G-d. And But you can see that Pharaoh sort of had a explanation for why G-d made the world. so, just like G-d, Pharaoh chooses a people point. Yes, of course there was a certain cruelty and then He tells this people, “Take straw and to the whole thing. But his basic argument, his Kabballah explains that G-d created a physical mud, and build Me a home from the lowest actual objection, was pretty rational. “How world and then asked us to use the very materials.” can you abandon productivity and go make mundane, ordinary materials of life to make yourself useless by doing weird things in the a home for G-d on earth -- in our money, in So when Moses told Pharaoh that the Jews middle of nowhere?” His argument makes our food, in our clothing, in everything that were going to stop building cities for him, sense we do. We do this by taking these everyday, Pharaoh asked him what he wanted to do physical things and using them to do G-d’s instead. Moses told him that it was time for Of course, it’s over 3,300 years later now and will. And what is the point of this? The point the people to go serve G-d in the wilderness. we can look back and see the results. Egypt is a is that G-d wants a dwelling place in the Pharaoh’s response to Moses was, “What? You mummy. It’s a relic. The great ancient Egyptian

Pesach 5773 Spring 2013 civilization is gone. And the Jewish people who G-d. It was that G-d was looking for the Jewish really leave so much as we were removed. The went wandering in the desert are still making people. He was taking His chosen nation for Exodus was not our initiative or our plan and it by Rabbi Manis Friedman Himself to bring them to Mt. wasn’t precipitated by our strength. Sinai and to set His master plan into motion. The Haggadah tells us another puzzling thing. It says that “if G-d hadn’t taken us out of This is the lesson of Passover. Egypt, we and our children and our children’s the Story The Jewish story is not about a children would still be slaves.” What is that group of people searching for saying? Pharaoh dies eventually. Every evil spiritual liberation. It’s about us superpower collapses eventually. If we’re here to responding to G-d’s desire that we read the Haggadah and Pharaoh is a mummy, be His people. then why would we still be slaves? Even if G-d hadn’t ever gotten around to taking us out of Behindwant to gothe out into the desert to find G-d? That Storywaves in every area of life. If we don’t convey this understanding of Egypt, Pharaoh would be gone by now anyway. is so irresponsible. It’s dangerous. Don’t you Passover, then it really doesn’t warrant eight But that’s just the point. If G-d hadn’t taken us know what happens to people who go out into But Pharaoh’s mistake was this. He thought days every year for the past 3324 years. We out, if let’s say, we had just outlasted Pharaoh the desert and build a compound and wait the Jews and Moses wanted to go out into the need to rediscover the powerful, relevant on our own somehow, then it wouldn’t be for G-d? If I let you go out into the desert, desert to look for G-d, to find G-d. And if that and contemporary significance of “G-d took that G-d took us out of slavery. And that is you’re all going to drink the Kool-Aid and were the case, then Pharaoh would be totally us out of Egypt.” That’s a whole lot different what the whole Passover story is about. That you’re all going to die. Or you’ll come running right. If that were the case, then the Jews really than saying, “We left Egypt.” If that were all G-d took us out. It was His initiative, His plan, back. Because leaving your work in order to go had no right to abandon civilization in order it was, then Pharaoh would have been right. His strength. hang out and be spiritual in the desert is a crazy to go wait for some sort of divine calling in the What business did we have leaving civilization thing to do.” desert. and going into the desert? But that’s not what Once we know what to look for, it’s all right happened. We didn’t leave. G-d took us. And there in the Haggadah. And this is the story Egypt was the most advanced civilization on But eventually Pharaoh realized that what was that’s what Passover is about. that we need to be telling to our children, to our earth. We still can’t figure out how they built happening was not the Jews looking for G-d. It friends, to the world, and to ourselves. We’re those pyramids. They were on the cutting was G-d taking the Jewish people to Him. And If you look at the words of the Torah that are not looking for G-d. We’re responding to the edge of everything. They were the future. once he realized that, that’s when he said, quoted in the Haggadah you’ll see that this is fact that G-d is looking for us. And Pharaoh wanted the Jews to be part “Well, why didn’t you say so? If that’s the case, really the message. G-d says, “I came down to of this future. The fact that the Jews were you have to go. Go now!” And he threw them Egypt to take you to be Mine. Not a messenger, Manis Friedman is the Dean of Bais Chana and the going to abandon the plan really bothered out. Of course, a little later he had a change not an angel, but I Myself.” What is that author of Doesn’t Anyone Blush Anymore. Watch him. Particularly Moses, who grew up in the of heart and went chasing after them, but at saying? What does that mean? It means that Manis Friedman videos at www.11213.org palace, was bothersome to Pharaoh. “You of all least for one moment, Pharaoh understood that you and I left Egypt not because we wanted to, people? You could be in the heart of progress the Jewish people were not a people looking for not because it was our idea. In fact, we didn’t making history and you’re going to take your people and wander in a desert and become useless? I can’t let you do that.”

Of course, after a couple of plagues Pharaoh said, “Alright already! Take a minyan and go do your thing.” Moses said, “No, not a minyan. We’re taking ‘our youth, our elders, our sons and our daughters.’ Everybody’s coming.” Pharaoh said, “Okay, you’re crazier than I thought… and you’re not going.”

A couple of more plagues later Pharaoh said again, “Enough! What do you need to have Pharaoh -- both as an historical figure lowest realm of creation. And He wants us to your holiday in the desert?” Moses said, “Well, and as a psychological archetype -- is build that dwelling place. In other words, the we need all of our sheep and cattle plus some someone who the Torah must think is worthy Infinite wants a home that is built in the finite, of yours.” Pharaoh said, “That’s it. You’re out of study. In fact, many of his arguments are by the finite. of your mind.” still fashionable today. We can understand this by first mentioning briefly the Kabbalistic Now, Pharaoh considered himself G-d. And But you can see that Pharaoh sort of had a explanation for why G-d made the world. so, just like G-d, Pharaoh chooses a people point. Yes, of course there was a certain cruelty and then He tells this people, “Take straw and to the whole thing. But his basic argument, his Kabballah explains that G-d created a physical mud, and build Me a home from the lowest actual objection, was pretty rational. “How world and then asked us to use the very materials.” can you abandon productivity and go make mundane, ordinary materials of life to make yourself useless by doing weird things in the a home for G-d on earth -- in our money, in So when Moses told Pharaoh that the Jews middle of nowhere?” His argument makes our food, in our clothing, in everything that were going to stop building cities for him, sense we do. We do this by taking these everyday, Pharaoh asked him what he wanted to do physical things and using them to do G-d’s instead. Moses told him that it was time for Of course, it’s over 3,300 years later now and will. And what is the point of this? The point the people to go serve G-d in the wilderness. we can look back and see the results. Egypt is a is that G-d wants a dwelling place in the Pharaoh’s response to Moses was, “What? You mummy. It’s a relic. The great ancient Egyptian

Pesach 5773 Spring 2013

Things to do

Before You Passover your total seder know-how —all leavened foods that contain wheat, barley, oats, rye or spelt— are forbidden Therapy by Torah law on Passover. You’ll be surprised at where you can find Chametz. So, look out for possible leavened products and isolate them in a designated “Chametz Closet.” Rabbinic law allows one to sell the Chametz (see next step). Then clear the house of any possible remaining Chametz: empty clothes’ pockets, vacuum cleaner bags, even the pet food goes into the Closet. Since you’ll use a separate set of dishes for Passover, the Chametz dishes get locked up too. Now stock up on Kosher- for-Passover items; for good leads on Passover foods check out www.ok.org.

How To Sell Your Chametz? It is also forbiden

Passover to “own” Chametz during Passover, hence, the annual sale of chametz (see enclosed form). Sound complicated? It is, so ask your Rabbi to make the arrangements. Or log on to www.chabad.org to sell your Chometz online.

3/24 Search for the Chametz In practical terms, this prevent us from being lifted out of our present Cleaning means that we clean house situation. Like they say, “Let go and let G-d.” At nightfall begin the “formal search” of the house -- literally. In the days for Chametz. Traditionally, we use a candle to light leading up to Passover, our You see, it may seem counter-intuitive but the way, a spoon (as a shovel), feather (as a broom) job is to get rid of the junk experience shows me that when I’m stuck in and a paper bag to collect any Chametz found. in our lives so that when my own little Egypt and I try to pull myself After the search, place everything you found in Contrary to popular misconception, the G-d offers us a chance at freedom, we are out, it’s like tugging at a Chinese finger trap. a conspicuous place to be burned the following Jewish people never left Egypt. I don’t mean ready to pick up and go. The more effort I put in, the worse things get. morning. that metaphorically. It’s literally true. They But when I lighten my load by getting rid of did not leave. They were removed. There’s a Were you ever cleaning for Passover and you the excess in my life, it’s amazing how little 3/25 Preparing For big difference. Attempts were made to leave found some old papers or a note you had writ- other effort is required for me to be pulled out Tonight Egypt on human power alone but they all ten to yourself that seemed so important at the of my rut. Your Comprehensive failed. We simply could not get out until G-d time? When G-d slew the

Himself took us out. Wishing you all a happy housecleaning. May firstborn of Egypt, he Passover cleaning is like visiting the museum you be available when G-d cmomes to bring spared the firstborn sons How does this fact translate to our observance of worldly attachments. We have to face all you out of bondage. of Israel. Out of gratitude of Passover each year? the souvenirs we’ve piled up over the year. Guide all firstborn sons fast on This is my life? Evidence of a year lived? I’m National Public Radio dubbed Rabbi Taub “an this day. On Passover, we experience freedom, but we confronted by all the stuff I’ve accumulated expert in Jewish mysticism and the Twelve Steps” do not extricate ourselves from our own spirit- over the year and I have to decide what it’s still for his work with the Jewish recovery community in // Prepare To Celebrate ual, mental and emotional slavery. Rather, we doing in my life. Milwaukee where he lived for six years. He currently Checklist • Matza, get ready for G-d to do for us what we cannot directs Jewish.tv. PassoverWine, Haggadah, Bitter Herbs, , Hard do for ourselves. We make ourselves ready by When we throw out the old, not only do we Boiled Egg, Roasted Chicken Bone, Salt water, and being available, that is, by letting go of our make way for the new, we let go of the attach- a festive meal menu. Talmudic Tip: To build an attachments and surrendering to G-d’s plan. ments that hold us down and would otherwise appetite for the Seder abstain from eating any Seder plate foods today, especially Matza. So if you’re a lover of bitter herbs and raw onions, stay out of the kitchen. Free Mobile Divine Downloads what about your single cousin back east? Or your college buddy who is traveling abroad? Why not show them your seder-savvy by logging onto // Burning of The Chametz • In the morning burn Where you can sell your Chametz, download a Haggadah, email a www.Chabad.org and clicking on the “Find a Seder near You!” all the Chametz found during the previous night’s Passover card, read insights to the story and more: www.Passover.net formal search. Sefirat Haomer App: Count the Omer with the aid of this iPhone app. How to find a public seder near you: With over 4000 Chabad centers The application will show you the correct day to say, including the bless- // Make it Legal • After cleaning the house, and worldwide, chances are that a seder is being held near you. You may be ings before and after the specific day. The counting of the Omer has selling and burning the Chametz, the head of the the one cooking up a storm and inviting half the town to your house but never been easier. Free at www.Apple.com continued Pesach 5773 Spring 2013

Things to do

Before You Passover your total seder know-how Chametz—all leavened foods that contain wheat, barley, oats, rye or spelt— are forbidden Therapy by Torah law on Passover. You’ll be surprised at where you can find Chametz. So, look out for possible leavened products and isolate them in a designated “Chametz Closet.” Rabbinic law allows one to sell the Chametz (see next step). Then clear the house of any possible remaining Chametz: empty clothes’ pockets, vacuum cleaner bags, even the pet food goes into the Closet. Since you’ll use a separate set of dishes for Passover, the Chametz dishes get locked up too. Now stock up on Kosher- for-Passover items; for good leads on Passover foods check out www.ok.org.

How To Sell Your Chametz? It is also forbiden

Passover to “own” Chametz during Passover, hence, the annual sale of chametz (see enclosed form). Sound complicated? It is, so ask your Rabbi to make the arrangements. Or log on to www.chabad.org to sell your Chometz online.

3/24 Search for the Chametz In practical terms, this prevent us from being lifted out of our present Cleaning means that we clean house situation. Like they say, “Let go and let G-d.” At nightfall begin the “formal search” of the house -- literally. In the days for Chametz. Traditionally, we use a candle to light leading up to Passover, our You see, it may seem counter-intuitive but the way, a spoon (as a shovel), feather (as a broom) job is to get rid of the junk experience shows me that when I’m stuck in and a paper bag to collect any Chametz found. in our lives so that when my own little Egypt and I try to pull myself After the search, place everything you found in Contrary to popular misconception, the G-d offers us a chance at freedom, we are out, it’s like tugging at a Chinese finger trap. a conspicuous place to be burned the following Jewish people never left Egypt. I don’t mean ready to pick up and go. The more effort I put in, the worse things get. morning. that metaphorically. It’s literally true. They But when I lighten my load by getting rid of did not leave. They were removed. There’s a Were you ever cleaning for Passover and you the excess in my life, it’s amazing how little 3/25 Preparing For big difference. Attempts were made to leave found some old papers or a note you had writ- other effort is required for me to be pulled out Tonight Egypt on human power alone but they all ten to yourself that seemed so important at the of my rut. Your Comprehensive failed. We simply could not get out until G-d time? When G-d slew the

Himself took us out. Wishing you all a happy housecleaning. May firstborn of Egypt, he Passover cleaning is like visiting the museum you be available when G-d cmomes to bring spared the firstborn sons How does this fact translate to our observance of worldly attachments. We have to face all you out of bondage. of Israel. Out of gratitude of Passover each year? the souvenirs we’ve piled up over the year. Guide all firstborn sons fast on This is my life? Evidence of a year lived? I’m National Public Radio dubbed Rabbi Taub “an this day. On Passover, we experience freedom, but we confronted by all the stuff I’ve accumulated expert in Jewish mysticism and the Twelve Steps” do not extricate ourselves from our own spirit- over the year and I have to decide what it’s still for his work with the Jewish recovery community in // Prepare To Celebrate ual, mental and emotional slavery. Rather, we doing in my life. Milwaukee where he lived for six years. He currently Checklist • Matza, get ready for G-d to do for us what we cannot directs Jewish.tv. PassoverWine, Haggadah, Bitter Herbs, Charoset, Hard do for ourselves. We make ourselves ready by When we throw out the old, not only do we Boiled Egg, Roasted Chicken Bone, Salt water, and being available, that is, by letting go of our make way for the new, we let go of the attach- a festive meal menu. Talmudic Tip: To build an attachments and surrendering to G-d’s plan. ments that hold us down and would otherwise appetite for the Seder abstain from eating any Seder plate foods today, especially Matza. So if you’re a lover of bitter herbs and raw onions, stay out of the kitchen. Free Mobile Divine Downloads what about your single cousin back east? Or your college buddy who is traveling abroad? Why not show them your seder-savvy by logging onto // Burning of The Chametz • In the morning burn Where you can sell your Chametz, download a Haggadah, email a www.Chabad.org and clicking on the “Find a Seder near You!” all the Chametz found during the previous night’s Passover card, read insights to the story and more: www.Passover.net formal search. Sefirat Haomer App: Count the Omer with the aid of this iPhone app. How to find a public seder near you: With over 4000 Chabad centers The application will show you the correct day to say, including the bless- // Make it Legal • After cleaning the house, and worldwide, chances are that a seder is being held near you. You may be ings before and after the specific day. The counting of the Omer has selling and burning the Chametz, the head of the the one cooking up a storm and inviting half the town to your house but never been easier. Free at www.Apple.com continued Pesach 5773 Spring 2013 continued from beginning of section Likewise, now that we have felt what it means to break free of slavery on a personal level, it is our obligation to share the household says the appropriate prayers (see Haggadah), the experience with others. verbally disowning any Chametz that might have been overlooked. STEP 11: Shulchan Orech (Festive 15 Steps Passover Meal)11 3/25 Ready To Seder Traditionally, the meal begins by dipping the hard- At sundown candles are lit. At nightfall the Seder begins. boiled egg from the Seder plate in saltwater to Be sure to eat Matza and drink the four cups of wine. symbolize our constant mourning for the destruction of the of the Holy Temple, and to allude to G-d’s desire to 3/26 Seder Round 2 aseder chasidic perspective on the seder redeem His people. “Ess, mein khind!” // Across the community and throughout the world, we are together Jews living outside of Israel hold a second seder. Since at the Seder table. The wise, the wicked, the simple and the festival is already in full swing, the candles are lit the innocent, all equal in the eyes of each other and the after nightfall from a pre-existing flame. On the 2nd Step 1: Kadesh (Sanctify) longer grasped the meaning of true freedom. By If the purpose in eyes of G-d. And we remember the fifth son—he who has night of Passover we begin to count the Omer, which relating to their plight, we feel what is broken eating is solely to not yet experienced the freedom of Passover. We are united as lasts for 49 days. What’s the Omer? In the Holy Temple The1 seder begings with a blessing over the 1st in our own humanity. At the same time, when gratify physical cravings, one in the common goal of redemption. the Omer was an offering of barley taken from the first cup of wine. // This is when we declare that this the children hide the we sense the evil prevails. However, when grain of the new crop. is “The Season of Our Freedom.” To stress this larger dimension of our being, the part of our eating to gain energy with which to STEP 12: Tzafun (Hidden) point, we recline to the left when drinking, as soul never touched by slavery that waits to be better serve G-d, good prevails. We count seven weeks, from the bringing of the first only free people did in ancient times. discovered. At 12the conclusion of the Passover meal, children return the Omer offering (Passover) until the day we received the STEP 8: Matza (Blessing the matza) Afikoman. Eat at least one ounce of this matzah. Nothing else except Torah (the Festival of Shavuot). The 49 days between STEP 2: Urchatz (Wash) STEP 5: Maggid (Telling) the remaining two cups of wine is consumed thereafter. // It was Passover and Shavuot represent the 49 steps of mystical Return the bottom matza to the Seder plate. necessary to partake in every step, every ritual, every taste and every self-purification and preparation our people went Wash2 the hands (in the ritual manner but “Tell 5your children G-d took you out of Egypt.” Holding8 the remaining one and one-half thought before the Afikoman is revealed; then, we can become one through between leaving Egypt (Passover) and receiving without reciting a blessing). // We will be Fill the second cup of wine, then retell the story matzot, recite the blessing for eating matza, Al with its Divine potential. We eat it only when completely satiated the Torah (Shavuot). touching a wet vegetable in the next step and of our rise from the depths of bondage to the Ah-Chilat Matza. // Our ancestors fled Egypt because it fulfills a need higher than the hunger for freedom, and rabbinic law requires washings before washing heights of redemption. // Maggid begins with with inconceivable haste, leaving no time for we eat nothing afterward so that its taste remains with us. // In the Chol Hamoed “Four Intermediate Days” of the hands. // The Kabbalah teaches that hands the children asking, “Why is this night different the dough that would nourish them to rise. Seder, as with everyday life, there are no shortcuts to the greater represent expressions and attributes, while from all other nights?” The question can put us Once free, their first taste was the “bread of dimension. Yet we are always aware that it is present and yearns to In between the first two and last two days of Passover, water epitomizes intellect and purity. Washing in touch with the innocence of children as we poverty,” matza. From a mystical viewpoint, reveal itself when we seek with a pure heart. are the 4 days of Chol Hamoed. Considered Passover refines our attributes with intellect, enabling contemplate the dynamics of liberation. // Are matza exemplifies a selfless ego. It was with this without the prohibition of work. restrictions to turn into benevolence, hate into we eating the matzah out of habit, or because trait, rather than arrogance, that they accepted STEP 13: Beirach (Grace after Meal) love, and personal slavery into freedom. // The we are ready to embrace its significance? Are we G-d-given freedom. Humility allowed them to 3/31 The Seventh Day observance, one of many during the Seder observing these rituals to assuage guilt, or to appreciate the gifts of life. After the blessing, Recite13 the blessing over the third cup of wine, then drink while intended to pique the interest of children, actualize the desire to live a more meaningful recline to the left and eat at least one ounce of reclining. In anticipation of our Ultimate Redemption, we now fill a At sundown, light candles. It was a seven day journey awakens the innocence within each of us. life? // When we allow the events in the Maggid matza. special goblet, the Cup of Elijah. We then open the door to the house from Eygypt to the Sea of Reeds. On the 7th day of to touch us to the core, we reveal the candor and, holding a lit candle, recite the passage inviting the Prophet Elijah Passover we celebrate the Miracle of the Splitting STEP 3: (Vegetables) that children hold dear. // At the conclusion of STEP 9: (Bitter Herbs) to appear. // Imagine all of creation in a state of spiritual and material of the Sea and our total liberation from Egypt. In Maggid, we savor the second glass. freedom. Think about a world free of pain and suffering, war and commemoration, we stay up all night studying Recite3 the appropriate blessing for vegetables, Take9 at least 3/4 ounce of bitter herbs and dip struggles. Imagine all of existence at this level. Imagine yourself, the Torah. then dip the Karpas vegetable in saltwater STEP 6: Rachtzah (Washing) it in the charoset, shake off the excess, and light of a single candle, ushering in the era of our redemption. before eating it. // In the saltwater, we can taste recite the blessing Al Ah-Chilat Maror before 4/1 The Last day the tears of anguish and despair our ancestors Wash the hands and recite the blessing, Al eating. // Having meditated on the bitterness STEP 14: Hallel (Songs of Praise) shed as their spirits were crushed in Egypt. // Netilat6 Yadayim (on the lifting of the hands). of exile during Maggid, we now physically After nightfall, light candles from a pre-existing flame. When rearranged, the letters of Karpas alludes // We prepare to internalize the humble nature experience its force. The impact further clarifies We 14offer praise to G-d for his mercy and compassion in redeeming This day, the final day of Passover, emphasizes an even to the word Perech, or “crushing labor.” Our of matza by uplifting our extremities and the significance of our exile. // Before we can our people from Egypt, and in anticipation of our own ultimate higher level of freedom. It is dedicated to our imminent people were forced to perform senseless tasks expressions. // In its literal sense, the word experience true freedom we have to internalize redemption. // Why does G-d need us to praise Him? He doesn’t; and Final Redemption. in Egypt, endless drudgery without meaning, netila means to move something from one place the might of our hardship—and accept that we do. As the Kabbalah explains, when we praise His kindness we purpose or goal. // Why, some 3,000 years later, to another. With this blessing, we remove the when we make the right choices, hardship exists reveal His compassion. When praying for our needs, we evoke His 4/2 The Final Hours do mindless routines and habits, or careers physicality and vulgarity that may dwell in and only to make us stronger. desire to give. driven by the need for status, still dominate our around the hands, raising them up for what is The final hours of Passover are about freedom and lives so often? to follow. STEP 10: Korech (Sandwich) STEP 15: Nirtzah (Accepted) redemption. And with each passing day these energies increase and intesify. So, it is befitting that on the last STEP 4: Yachatz (Breaking) STEP 7: Motzi (Blessing over Break10 off two pieces of the bottom matza (at The 15Seder concludes with the wish, L’shana Ha-ba-ah Bi- day we observe Yizkor memorial prayers during services. Bread) least one ounce). Take 3/4 ounce of maror, dip Yerushalayim. We hope for each other that which our forefathers Chasidic Jews also have the custom of the Ba’al Shem The4 middle matza (of the 3) is broken in two 7 it in charoset and shake off the excess. Place prayed for while enslaved in Egypt, “Next Year in Jerusalem!” // Rabbi Tov, to conclude Passover with a “Feast of Moshiach”—a pieces. The larger piece, designated as the Hold the broken half-matza and two whole ones the maror between the two pieces of matza Schneur Zalman of Liadi omitted the passage, “The order of Passover festive meal complete with Matza and, yes, four cups of Afikoman, is wrapped and hidden away for while reciting the appropriate blessing for bread, and say, “Thus did Hillel do in the time of the is concluded,” from his Haggadah because the Seder’s message wine. It begins before sunset as the spiritual light of the the children to discover. // The smaller broken Hamotzie Leh-Chem Min Ha-Aretz. // The Holy Temple…” Recline while eating. // Maror remains timeless. Every day, one leaves Egypt by transcending his future redemption shines brightest. Nightfall marks the piece, the “bread of poverty,” takes center word lechem (bread) contains the same letters alludes to the wicked, while matza refers to the limitations, to reach higher levels of holiness. official conclusion of Passover. Wait an hour to give the stage while retelling the story of the Exodus. It as lochem (war). Food is raw energy that holds righteous. Hillel, the great Jewish sage known Rabbi enough time to buy back your Chametz and then, personifies the spiritual and material destitution the potential for either good or evil. Thus, a for his compassion, instructed the righteous eat Chametz to your heart’s content. our people endured in Egypt once they no spiritual battle ensues every time it is consumed. to reach out and draw the wicked closer. //

Pesach 5773 Spring 2013 continued from beginning of section Likewise, now that we have felt what it means to break free of slavery on a personal level, it is our obligation to share the household says the appropriate prayers (see Haggadah), the experience with others. verbally disowning any Chametz that might have been overlooked. STEP 11: Shulchan Orech (Festive 15 Steps Passover Meal)11 3/25 Ready To Seder Traditionally, the meal begins by dipping the hard- At sundown candles are lit. At nightfall the Seder begins. boiled egg from the Seder plate in saltwater to Be sure to eat Matza and drink the four cups of wine. symbolize our constant mourning for the destruction of the of the Holy Temple, and to allude to G-d’s desire to 3/26 Seder Round 2 aseder chasidic perspective on the seder redeem His people. “Ess, mein khind!” // Across the community and throughout the world, we are together Jews living outside of Israel hold a second seder. Since at the Seder table. The wise, the wicked, the simple and the festival is already in full swing, the candles are lit the innocent, all equal in the eyes of each other and the after nightfall from a pre-existing flame. On the 2nd Step 1: Kadesh (Sanctify) longer grasped the meaning of true freedom. By If the purpose in eyes of G-d. And we remember the fifth son—he who has night of Passover we begin to count the Omer, which relating to their plight, we feel what is broken eating is solely to not yet experienced the freedom of Passover. We are united as lasts for 49 days. What’s the Omer? In the Holy Temple The1 seder begings with a blessing over the 1st in our own humanity. At the same time, when gratify physical cravings, one in the common goal of redemption. the Omer was an offering of barley taken from the first cup of wine. // This is when we declare that this the children hide the Afikoman we sense the evil prevails. However, when grain of the new crop. is “The Season of Our Freedom.” To stress this larger dimension of our being, the part of our eating to gain energy with which to STEP 12: Tzafun (Hidden) point, we recline to the left when drinking, as soul never touched by slavery that waits to be better serve G-d, good prevails. We count seven weeks, from the bringing of the first only free people did in ancient times. discovered. At 12the conclusion of the Passover meal, children return the Omer offering (Passover) until the day we received the STEP 8: Matza (Blessing the matza) Afikoman. Eat at least one ounce of this matzah. Nothing else except Torah (the Festival of Shavuot). The 49 days between STEP 2: Urchatz (Wash) STEP 5: Maggid (Telling) the remaining two cups of wine is consumed thereafter. // It was Passover and Shavuot represent the 49 steps of mystical Return the bottom matza to the Seder plate. necessary to partake in every step, every ritual, every taste and every self-purification and preparation our people went Wash2 the hands (in the ritual manner but “Tell 5your children G-d took you out of Egypt.” Holding8 the remaining one and one-half thought before the Afikoman is revealed; then, we can become one through between leaving Egypt (Passover) and receiving without reciting a blessing). // We will be Fill the second cup of wine, then retell the story matzot, recite the blessing for eating matza, Al with its Divine potential. We eat it only when completely satiated the Torah (Shavuot). touching a wet vegetable in the next step and of our rise from the depths of bondage to the Ah-Chilat Matza. // Our ancestors fled Egypt because it fulfills a need higher than the hunger for freedom, and rabbinic law requires washings before washing heights of redemption. // Maggid begins with with inconceivable haste, leaving no time for we eat nothing afterward so that its taste remains with us. // In the Chol Hamoed “Four Intermediate Days” of the hands. // The Kabbalah teaches that hands the children asking, “Why is this night different the dough that would nourish them to rise. Seder, as with everyday life, there are no shortcuts to the greater represent expressions and attributes, while from all other nights?” The question can put us Once free, their first taste was the “bread of dimension. Yet we are always aware that it is present and yearns to In between the first two and last two days of Passover, water epitomizes intellect and purity. Washing in touch with the innocence of children as we poverty,” matza. From a mystical viewpoint, reveal itself when we seek with a pure heart. are the 4 days of Chol Hamoed. Considered Passover refines our attributes with intellect, enabling contemplate the dynamics of liberation. // Are matza exemplifies a selfless ego. It was with this without the prohibition of work. restrictions to turn into benevolence, hate into we eating the matzah out of habit, or because trait, rather than arrogance, that they accepted STEP 13: Beirach (Grace after Meal) love, and personal slavery into freedom. // The we are ready to embrace its significance? Are we G-d-given freedom. Humility allowed them to 3/31 The Seventh Day observance, one of many during the Seder observing these rituals to assuage guilt, or to appreciate the gifts of life. After the blessing, Recite13 the blessing over the third cup of wine, then drink while intended to pique the interest of children, actualize the desire to live a more meaningful recline to the left and eat at least one ounce of reclining. In anticipation of our Ultimate Redemption, we now fill a At sundown, light candles. It was a seven day journey awakens the innocence within each of us. life? // When we allow the events in the Maggid matza. special goblet, the Cup of Elijah. We then open the door to the house from Eygypt to the Sea of Reeds. On the 7th day of to touch us to the core, we reveal the candor and, holding a lit candle, recite the passage inviting the Prophet Elijah Passover we celebrate the Miracle of the Splitting STEP 3: Karpas (Vegetables) that children hold dear. // At the conclusion of STEP 9: Maror (Bitter Herbs) to appear. // Imagine all of creation in a state of spiritual and material of the Sea and our total liberation from Egypt. In Maggid, we savor the second glass. freedom. Think about a world free of pain and suffering, war and commemoration, we stay up all night studying Recite3 the appropriate blessing for vegetables, Take9 at least 3/4 ounce of bitter herbs and dip struggles. Imagine all of existence at this level. Imagine yourself, the Torah. then dip the Karpas vegetable in saltwater STEP 6: Rachtzah (Washing) it in the charoset, shake off the excess, and light of a single candle, ushering in the era of our redemption. before eating it. // In the saltwater, we can taste recite the blessing Al Ah-Chilat Maror before 4/1 The Last day the tears of anguish and despair our ancestors Wash the hands and recite the blessing, Al eating. // Having meditated on the bitterness STEP 14: Hallel (Songs of Praise) shed as their spirits were crushed in Egypt. // Netilat6 Yadayim (on the lifting of the hands). of exile during Maggid, we now physically After nightfall, light candles from a pre-existing flame. When rearranged, the letters of Karpas alludes // We prepare to internalize the humble nature experience its force. The impact further clarifies We 14offer praise to G-d for his mercy and compassion in redeeming This day, the final day of Passover, emphasizes an even to the word Perech, or “crushing labor.” Our of matza by uplifting our extremities and the significance of our exile. // Before we can our people from Egypt, and in anticipation of our own ultimate higher level of freedom. It is dedicated to our imminent people were forced to perform senseless tasks expressions. // In its literal sense, the word experience true freedom we have to internalize redemption. // Why does G-d need us to praise Him? He doesn’t; and Final Redemption. in Egypt, endless drudgery without meaning, netila means to move something from one place the might of our hardship—and accept that we do. As the Kabbalah explains, when we praise His kindness we purpose or goal. // Why, some 3,000 years later, to another. With this blessing, we remove the when we make the right choices, hardship exists reveal His compassion. When praying for our needs, we evoke His 4/2 The Final Hours do mindless routines and habits, or careers physicality and vulgarity that may dwell in and only to make us stronger. desire to give. driven by the need for status, still dominate our around the hands, raising them up for what is The final hours of Passover are about freedom and lives so often? to follow. STEP 10: Korech (Sandwich) STEP 15: Nirtzah (Accepted) redemption. And with each passing day these energies increase and intesify. So, it is befitting that on the last STEP 4: Yachatz (Breaking) STEP 7: Motzi (Blessing over Break10 off two pieces of the bottom matza (at The 15Seder concludes with the wish, L’shana Ha-ba-ah Bi- day we observe Yizkor memorial prayers during services. Bread) least one ounce). Take 3/4 ounce of maror, dip Yerushalayim. We hope for each other that which our forefathers Chasidic Jews also have the custom of the Ba’al Shem The4 middle matza (of the 3) is broken in two 7 it in charoset and shake off the excess. Place prayed for while enslaved in Egypt, “Next Year in Jerusalem!” // Rabbi Tov, to conclude Passover with a “Feast of Moshiach”—a pieces. The larger piece, designated as the Hold the broken half-matza and two whole ones the maror between the two pieces of matza Schneur Zalman of Liadi omitted the passage, “The order of Passover festive meal complete with Matza and, yes, four cups of Afikoman, is wrapped and hidden away for while reciting the appropriate blessing for bread, and say, “Thus did Hillel do in the time of the is concluded,” from his Haggadah because the Seder’s message wine. It begins before sunset as the spiritual light of the the children to discover. // The smaller broken Hamotzie Leh-Chem Min Ha-Aretz. // The Holy Temple…” Recline while eating. // Maror remains timeless. Every day, one leaves Egypt by transcending his future redemption shines brightest. Nightfall marks the piece, the “bread of poverty,” takes center word lechem (bread) contains the same letters alludes to the wicked, while matza refers to the limitations, to reach higher levels of holiness. official conclusion of Passover. Wait an hour to give the stage while retelling the story of the Exodus. It as lochem (war). Food is raw energy that holds righteous. Hillel, the great Jewish sage known Rabbi enough time to buy back your Chametz and then, personifies the spiritual and material destitution the potential for either good or evil. Thus, a for his compassion, instructed the righteous eat Chametz to your heart’s content. our people endured in Egypt once they no spiritual battle ensues every time it is consumed. to reach out and draw the wicked closer. //

Pesach 5773 Spring 2013 Maror Exclusive: Kosher Wino’s Seder Selection Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev (1740- Top Center: Maror or bitter herbs to remind us 1809) spent his life acting as the self-appointed Wine Tips from Jon Tabak, of Kosher Wino of the slavery. Most use fresh grated horseradish character witness for the Jewish people, engag- on romaine lettuce. Prep: Buy fresh horseradish ing in a constant dialogue with G‑d, point- root and grate it. Use: During the blessing over Zroah ing out the unique qualities of every Jew he the bitter herbs hold the maror and then dip it Top Right: Shank Bone to commemo- met. The following is one of the best-known lightly into the charoset before eating it. rate the Pesach sacrifice. Many use a “Berdichever” stories: roasted chicken neck. Prep: Roast the A neck over an open flame. Afterwards, Practical remove most of the meat to reveal Whiskey and the Beitzah the bone. Use: The shank bone is Top Left: A hard-boiled symbolic and not eaten. You Guide Spiritual Attorney egg to commemorate the Seder Plate can re-use it the following to the chagiga-holiday sacri- Seder night. By Elisha Greenbaum fice. Prep: Boil one egg per Seder plate, It was the afternoon before Passover, and and possibly more Beitzah Zroah Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was wandering through for use during the Four Cups the streets of the Jewish quarter seeking out meal. Use: The egg Passover is around the corner and the hunt for Seder wines is in full local smugglers. From one he quietly asked is dipped into salt- for a quote on contraband tobacco, from force. Many kosher winos opt for the best-of-the-best. While they water and eaten Maror another he enquired about the availability right before the have the best intentions, I say, not so fast. Consuming bold wines of smuggled brocades and embroideries. No meal starts. Charoset matter the merchandise he sought, every- Bottom Right: for all four cups at the Seder can lead to trouble: palate numbing, thing was available for the right price. Your Seder Plate Charoset (the stomachache, a big dose of levity too early in the evening… you apple, nut, wine However, when he started asking his new- puree) to remind get the picture. Also, breaking the bank for wines that you literally found acquaintances to supply him with Karpas Charoset us of the mortar have to gulp down doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. A proper some bread or whiskey, those very same and brick made strategy is needed. Here’s what I recommend: businessmen who had previously proved so Karpas by our ancestors in accommodating balked. “Rabbi,” said one, Bottom Left: Egypt. Prep: Shell wal- “are you trying to insult me? The seder will Karpas vegetable for nuts and peel apples and Cup One Cup Three be starting in just a few hours and no Jew dipping. The traditional Chazeret chop finely, mix well and would have even a speck of chametz left in potato or onion is dipped add red wine for color. Use: This cup kicks off the evening. It’s likely that Having consumed more matzah that your his home or business.” into saltwater at step 3 in The Charoset is used as a sym- you haven’t eaten a morsel of food in hours, body can handle and, at a minimum, the the seder to provoke questions. bolic dip. Before eating the Marror, so jumping into a full-bodied, lip smacking main course, you’re more than ready for No matter the price offered, not one mer- Prep: Peel an onion or boiled dip it lightly into the Charoset. wine isn’t a safe bet and, more importantly, some heavier wines. Cabernet Sauvignon is chant was willing or able to come up with potato and place slice on seder won’t be enjoyable. Go for a varietal that’s the varietal best fits the bill and here a few even a crumb of bread or dram of alcohol. plate. Also prepare a small bowl light by nature such as Pinot Noir. Here are that I recommend: The town had converted into a chametz-free of saltwater. Use: At Karpas the Chazeret some Pinots that I recommend: zone. vegetable is dipped into salt- Bottom Center: Maror or bitter herbs remind us of the Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 $25 water, the Borei Peri Ha’adama slavery. Most use fresh grated horseradish on romaine let- Four Gates Pinot Noir NV $36 // Galil // Barkan Altitude Series 624 Cabernet Thrilled with the results of his failed quest, How to Plate to How blessing is recited, before it is tuce. Prep: Buy fresh horseradish root and grate it. Use: During Mountain Pinot Noir 2007 $15 // Yarden Sauvignon 2007 $32 // Yatir Cabernet the rabbi looked up to heaven and declared: eaten. the Korech sandwich of matza and maror use these bitter Pinot Noir 2004 $27 Sauvignon 2006 $39 “G‑d Almighty, look down with pride at herbs. Dip it lightly into the charoset before using it. Your people! The Czar has border guards and tax-commissioners dedicated to his Cup Two Cup Four commands. The police and the courts are devoted to tracking down and punishing Despite his intelligence, the Wise Son insists on asking Now that you’re one cup in and have In “eat, drink and be merry”, you’re at the smugglers and black-marketers, and yet, an- The the same question year after year. He’s also obsessive How To Spot Elijah deposited a single piece of potato in you “merry” part now. Singing into the night on ything one could possibly want is available. about the discussion thing, making it rather difficult stomach – hey, it’s something – you can turn a full stomach, you could probably use some Contrast this with the faith and fidelity of Four Sons to get on with the Seder. // A fun guy to have around, The Rebbe of Kotsk once promised his students that it up a notch. Try some wines that have a port help the digestive process. But no, one Your Jews. 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Maror Exclusive: Kosher Wino’s Seder Selection Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev (1740- Top Center: Maror or bitter herbs to remind us 1809) spent his life acting as the self-appointed Wine Tips from Jon Tabak, of Kosher Wino of the slavery. Most use fresh grated horseradish character witness for the Jewish people, engag- on romaine lettuce. Prep: Buy fresh horseradish ing in a constant dialogue with G‑d, point- root and grate it. Use: During the blessing over Zroah ing out the unique qualities of every Jew he the bitter herbs hold the maror and then dip it Top Right: Shank Bone to commemo- met. The following is one of the best-known lightly into the charoset before eating it. rate the Pesach sacrifice. Many use a “Berdichever” stories: roasted chicken neck. Prep: Roast the A neck over an open flame. Afterwards, Practical remove most of the meat to reveal Whiskey and the Beitzah the bone. Use: The shank bone is Top Left: A hard-boiled symbolic and not eaten. You Guide Spiritual Attorney egg to commemorate the Seder Plate can re-use it the following to the chagiga-holiday sacri- Seder night. By Elisha Greenbaum fice. Prep: Boil one egg per Seder plate, It was the afternoon before Passover, and and possibly more Beitzah Zroah Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was wandering through for use during the Four Cups the streets of the Jewish quarter seeking out meal. Use: The egg Passover is around the corner and the hunt for Seder wines is in full local smugglers. From one he quietly asked is dipped into salt- for a quote on contraband tobacco, from force. Many kosher winos opt for the best-of-the-best. While they water and eaten Maror another he enquired about the availability right before the have the best intentions, I say, not so fast. Consuming bold wines of smuggled brocades and embroideries. No meal starts. Charoset matter the merchandise he sought, every- Bottom Right: for all four cups at the Seder can lead to trouble: palate numbing, thing was available for the right price. Your Seder Plate Charoset (the stomachache, a big dose of levity too early in the evening… you apple, nut, wine However, when he started asking his new- puree) to remind get the picture. Also, breaking the bank for wines that you literally found acquaintances to supply him with Karpas Charoset us of the mortar have to gulp down doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. A proper some bread or whiskey, those very same and brick made strategy is needed. Here’s what I recommend: businessmen who had previously proved so Karpas by our ancestors in accommodating balked. “Rabbi,” said one, Bottom Left: Egypt. Prep: Shell wal- “are you trying to insult me? The seder will Karpas vegetable for nuts and peel apples and Cup One Cup Three be starting in just a few hours and no Jew dipping. The traditional Chazeret chop finely, mix well and would have even a speck of chametz left in potato or onion is dipped add red wine for color. Use: This cup kicks off the evening. It’s likely that Having consumed more matzah that your his home or business.” into saltwater at step 3 in The Charoset is used as a sym- you haven’t eaten a morsel of food in hours, body can handle and, at a minimum, the the seder to provoke questions. bolic dip. Before eating the Marror, so jumping into a full-bodied, lip smacking main course, you’re more than ready for No matter the price offered, not one mer- Prep: Peel an onion or boiled dip it lightly into the Charoset. wine isn’t a safe bet and, more importantly, some heavier wines. Cabernet Sauvignon is chant was willing or able to come up with potato and place slice on seder won’t be enjoyable. Go for a varietal that’s the varietal best fits the bill and here a few even a crumb of bread or dram of alcohol. plate. Also prepare a small bowl light by nature such as Pinot Noir. Here are that I recommend: The town had converted into a chametz-free of saltwater. Use: At Karpas the Chazeret some Pinots that I recommend: zone. vegetable is dipped into salt- Bottom Center: Maror or bitter herbs remind us of the Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 $25 water, the Borei Peri Ha’adama slavery. Most use fresh grated horseradish on romaine let- Four Gates Pinot Noir NV $36 // Galil // Barkan Altitude Series 624 Cabernet Thrilled with the results of his failed quest, How to Plate to How blessing is recited, before it is tuce. Prep: Buy fresh horseradish root and grate it. Use: During Mountain Pinot Noir 2007 $15 // Yarden Sauvignon 2007 $32 // Yatir Cabernet the rabbi looked up to heaven and declared: eaten. the Korech sandwich of matza and maror use these bitter Pinot Noir 2004 $27 Sauvignon 2006 $39 “G‑d Almighty, look down with pride at herbs. Dip it lightly into the charoset before using it. Your people! The Czar has border guards and tax-commissioners dedicated to his Cup Two Cup Four commands. The police and the courts are devoted to tracking down and punishing Despite his intelligence, the Wise Son insists on asking Now that you’re one cup in and have In “eat, drink and be merry”, you’re at the smugglers and black-marketers, and yet, an- The the same question year after year. He’s also obsessive How To Spot Elijah deposited a single piece of potato in you “merry” part now. Singing into the night on ything one could possibly want is available. about the discussion thing, making it rather difficult stomach – hey, it’s something – you can turn a full stomach, you could probably use some Contrast this with the faith and fidelity of Four Sons to get on with the Seder. // A fun guy to have around, The Rebbe of Kotsk once promised his students that it up a notch. Try some wines that have a port help the digestive process. But no, one Your Jews. It has been over 3,000 years since the Wicked Son’s cynicism is driven by his need to fit Elijah the Prophet would be revealed at his seder. fuller body but with some natural sweetness more cup of wine is on the menu. This cup is you commanded us to observe Passover. No things into his down-to-earth world. Sitting next to On the first night of Passover, the Rebbe’s dining to balance it out: where everyone has his/her own style. I say, police, no guards, no courts and jails en- his wise brother, he injects spice into the evening with room was crammed with his students. The air was try something different: a different varietal, force this edict—and yet every Jew keeps his snide and provocative comments. // Out there in a electric with anticipation and excitement. The seder Abarbanel Chateau de La Salle Beaujolais a unique blend, a wine from an obscure Your laws to the utmost! “Mi k’amcha world of silent amazement, the Simple Son is a trans- progressed, the cup of Elijah was filled and the door Villages 2009 $12 // Cantina Gabriele region, or even something special. Here are Yisrael – Who is like Your nation, Israel?!” parent channel for the Infinite. If only he could tell opened. But, there was no one there. The mood was Chianti 2008 $15 // Carmel Appellation some suggestions: us about it. // The Son Who Doesn’t Know How to quickly crushed. After all, the Rebbe had promised Petite Sirah 2006 $22 Question probably thinks he is the wise son. When them a revelation of Elijah. 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“Tell your child on that day, that G-d took us The oldest and likely the first printed detailed photographic reproduction of the out of slavery.” Exodus. Haggadah was produced in Guadalajara, magnificent 250-year-old Kittsee Haggadah Spain. Lacking exact evidence, experts specu- features thirteen evocative illustrations and The biblical commandment is to celebrate late the printing to have been done in 1482. splendid illuminations. Passover by telling the story of the Exodus. It is currently housed in the Jewish National Hence, the central book used at the annual University Library in Jerusalem, Israel. By Selected from the 2000 editions of the is called a Haggadah, which 1486 the Haggadah was in certainly print, a Haggadah, spanning 450 years, housed at WE HAVE THE means “telling,” for it tells of the great slav- product of the Italian-Jewish Soncino family’s the Central Lubavitch Library, at Lubavitch HAGGADAH ery and miraculous redemption that fol- printing press. Headquarters in New York, the original lowed. Haggadah can also mean “praise” and Kittsee Haggadah was hand-written and il- “thanks” (as in Deut. 26:3), and there is plenty With an estimated 7,000 editions of the lustrated on parchment by famed calligrapher THAT’S RIGHT of that in the text. Passover Haggadah to date, often the choice Chaim ben Asher of Kittsee, an Austrian of which Haggadah to use Seder night is as in- hamlet bordering Bratislava, Slovakia in 1760. But, who actually wrote the Haggadah? trinsic a part of the Passover tradition - and a FOR YOU! source of good-natured debate - as the Hardbound and replete with authentic details and wine. Yet selecting the perfect Haggadah from cover to cover including facsimiles of for one’s needs, from slim paper-back editions the original leather binding, this Haggadah is to scholarly tomes occupying several volumes, sure to becoming a treasured family heirloom. can be a daunting experience. History The Passover Haggadah with Commentary from the Classic Commentators, Midrash, By Shira Gold of the Kabbalah, the Chasidic Masters and the Haggadah of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Publisher: Kehot Publication Society Format: 7” x 10”, 224pp Fine Leatherette cover, Silver edged Language: English Haggadah With elegant and functional design, this The answer isn’t as “The reading of the Haggadah has always Haggadah is an excellent companion to the simple as you might been an experiential activity,” says Rabbi Seder. Clever icons draw the reader’s eye to the like it to be. It was a process. Originally, you Yosef B. Friedman, director of Chabad’s pub- different genres of commentary: Midrashic, didn’t need a Haggadah. From when the lishing arm, the Kehot Publication Society. Kabbalistic, Chasidic and Classic; while a Jewish people left Egypt they would read at “With that in mind, we offer a series of lucid English commentary also provides step- the seder different parts of Torah that talked Haggados that will suit the needs of everyone - by-step instructions to the various customs of of the Exodus. At some point the Men of the from the Seder novice to the seasoned scholar.” the Seder. Great Assembly organized an outline of the verses to be said, and certainly if you knew Haggadah For Passover—Annotated The work, by Rabbi Yosef Marcus, the Chabad where to look you could find each and every Edition. emissary to San Mateo, California gives the verse directly in the Torah. It took further Publisher: Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch reader a comprehensive and fundamental form during the days of the Mishnah where Format: 4.5” x 6.5” Paperback, 112pp understanding of the Seder and the festi- additional blessings and passages were in- ISBN: 0-8266-010137 val of Passover. This edition of Haggadah cluded and the format seems to have been Language: Hebrew / English has already gained praise in the public eye. complete by Talmudic times (the Talmud was Acclaimed author Herman Wouk has called it ì½õ ñ ¾ í ð è í completed in 4235 – 475 C.E.). For those conducting or participating in a “deep, complete, and lively with Hasidic lore; Агадана íðèí Seder for the first time, the elaborate obser- a fine volume.” It is “as beautiful in its con- Песах ì½õ ñ ¾ The first recorded version of the complete -or vances of the evening can be daunting. This tents as it is in its appearance,” noted Rabbi der of the Haggadah is in the Siddur of Rav compact volume, printed in crisp, clear type, Joseph Telushkin, author of Jewish Literacy

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Considering the richness of tradition and Also available in compact size and in Hebrew/ This is the definitive edition of the Haggadah. culture surrounding the Passover Seder and French. This two-volume set features the Rebbe’s clas- the vivid biblical scenes described in the sic commentary on the Haggadah, culled Haggadah, it comes as no surprise that medi- The Kittsee Haggadah from the Talmud, Midrash, Halachah, Showroom: eval Jewish artists would produce illustrated Publisher: Kehot Publication Society Kabbalah and Chassidic works as well as the Available online at 291 Kingston Avenue • Brooklyn, NY 11213 Format: 8” x 11.5” Hardcover, 50pp . Some notable ones are “The Rebbe’s own insights and analytic comments. Hours of operation: Golden Haggadah” ( c. 1320) and Language: Hebrew Rich with appendices and addenda, this edi- www.kehot.com Sunday–ursday: 10:00Am–7:00pm the “ Haggadah” (late 14th century). tion boasts a comprehensive collection of the 877-4-MERKOS Friday: 10:00Am–1:00pm (Summers untill 2:00pm) The perfect companion for the collector, art- Rebbe’s published works on the Haggadah. ist or historian in everyone, this painstakingly

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“Tell your child on that day, that G-d took us The oldest and likely the first printed detailed photographic reproduction of the out of slavery.” Exodus. Haggadah was produced in Guadalajara, magnificent 250-year-old Kittsee Haggadah Spain. Lacking exact evidence, experts specu- features thirteen evocative illustrations and The biblical commandment is to celebrate late the printing to have been done in 1482. splendid illuminations. Passover by telling the story of the Exodus. It is currently housed in the Jewish National Hence, the central book used at the annual University Library in Jerusalem, Israel. By Selected from the 2000 editions of the Passover seder is called a Haggadah, which 1486 the Haggadah was in certainly print, a Haggadah, spanning 450 years, housed at WE HAVE THE means “telling,” for it tells of the great slav- product of the Italian-Jewish Soncino family’s the Central Lubavitch Library, at Lubavitch HAGGADAH ery and miraculous redemption that fol- printing press. Headquarters in New York, the original lowed. Haggadah can also mean “praise” and Kittsee Haggadah was hand-written and il- “thanks” (as in Deut. 26:3), and there is plenty With an estimated 7,000 editions of the lustrated on parchment by famed calligrapher THAT’S RIGHT of that in the text. Passover Haggadah to date, often the choice Chaim ben Asher of Kittsee, an Austrian of which Haggadah to use Seder night is as in- hamlet bordering Bratislava, Slovakia in 1760. But, who actually wrote the Haggadah? trinsic a part of the Passover tradition - and a FOR YOU! source of good-natured debate - as the matzo Hardbound and replete with authentic details and wine. Yet selecting the perfect Haggadah from cover to cover including facsimiles of for one’s needs, from slim paper-back editions the original leather binding, this Haggadah is to scholarly tomes occupying several volumes, sure to becoming a treasured family heirloom. can be a daunting experience. History The Passover Haggadah with Commentary from the Classic Commentators, Midrash, By Shira Gold of the Kabbalah, the Chasidic Masters and the Haggadah of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Publisher: Kehot Publication Society Format: 7” x 10”, 224pp Fine Leatherette cover, Silver edged Language: English Haggadah With elegant and functional design, this The answer isn’t as “The reading of the Haggadah has always Haggadah is an excellent companion to the simple as you might been an experiential activity,” says Rabbi Seder. Clever icons draw the reader’s eye to the like it to be. It was a process. Originally, you Yosef B. Friedman, director of Chabad’s pub- different genres of commentary: Midrashic, didn’t need a Haggadah. From when the lishing arm, the Kehot Publication Society. Kabbalistic, Chasidic and Classic; while a Jewish people left Egypt they would read at “With that in mind, we offer a series of lucid English commentary also provides step- the seder different parts of Torah that talked Haggados that will suit the needs of everyone - by-step instructions to the various customs of of the Exodus. At some point the Men of the from the Seder novice to the seasoned scholar.” the Seder. Great Assembly organized an outline of the verses to be said, and certainly if you knew Haggadah For Passover—Annotated The work, by Rabbi Yosef Marcus, the Chabad where to look you could find each and every Edition. emissary to San Mateo, California gives the verse directly in the Torah. It took further Publisher: Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch reader a comprehensive and fundamental form during the days of the Mishnah where Format: 4.5” x 6.5” Paperback, 112pp understanding of the Seder and the festi- additional blessings and passages were in- ISBN: 0-8266-010137 val of Passover. This edition of Haggadah cluded and the format seems to have been Language: Hebrew / English has already gained praise in the public eye. complete by Talmudic times (the Talmud was Acclaimed author Herman Wouk has called it ì½õ ñ ¾ í ð è í completed in 4235 – 475 C.E.). For those conducting or participating in a “deep, complete, and lively with Hasidic lore; Агадана íðèí Seder for the first time, the elaborate obser- a fine volume.” It is “as beautiful in its con- Песах ì½õ ñ ¾ The first recorded version of the complete -or vances of the evening can be daunting. This tents as it is in its appearance,” noted Rabbi der of the Haggadah is in the Siddur of Rav compact volume, printed in crisp, clear type, Joseph Telushkin, author of Jewish Literacy

Amram Gaon (9th century scholar)—manu- with a splash-proof cover, is designed with and A Code of Jewish Ethics.

scripts of which were found in the ancient clarity and simplicity in mind. The perfect so- - - - -

- - - -

Cairo genizah archive—and it appears as well lution for family and communal Seders, each The Haggadah with a collection of reasons, Аннотированный издание מהדורה מוערת in a prayer book compiled by Saadia Gaon part of the Seder is illuminated with clear, customs and explanations (10th century), in Maimonides’ works, in step-by-step instructions, guiding the par- Publisher: Kehot Publication Society Machzor Vitri, who was an important disciple ticipant through the often-times complicated Format: 6” x 9” Hardcover, 2 vols. 1112pp of Rashi, and more. order of the Seder night. Language: Hebrew

Considering the richness of tradition and Also available in compact size and in Hebrew/ This is the definitive edition of the Haggadah. culture surrounding the Passover Seder and French. This two-volume set features the Rebbe’s clas- the vivid biblical scenes described in the sic commentary on the Haggadah, culled Haggadah, it comes as no surprise that medi- The Kittsee Haggadah from the Talmud, Midrash, Halachah, Showroom: eval Jewish artists would produce illustrated Publisher: Kehot Publication Society Kabbalah and Chassidic works as well as the Available online at 291 Kingston Avenue • Brooklyn, NY 11213 Format: 8” x 11.5” Hardcover, 50pp Haggadahs. Some notable ones are “The Rebbe’s own insights and analytic comments. Hours of operation: Golden Haggadah” (Barcelona c. 1320) and Language: Hebrew Rich with appendices and addenda, this edi- www.kehot.com Sunday–ursday: 10:00Am–7:00pm the “Sarajevo Haggadah” (late 14th century). tion boasts a comprehensive collection of the 877-4-MERKOS Friday: 10:00Am–1:00pm (Summers untill 2:00pm) The perfect companion for the collector, art- Rebbe’s published works on the Haggadah. ist or historian in everyone, this painstakingly

Pesach 5773 Spring 2013 significant Passover came to mean for me when I understood the reason G‑d freed us. My in-depth Study of It wasn’t just that He finally let us free so that we could do whatever we felt like doing. G‑d freed us—with a purpose. When we left Egypt as slaves, we had yet to leave our slave mentality completely behind us. We might have left physically, but it took time before G‑d was able to take Egypt out of us. Yet deep inside, our core being held a spark—a spark of innocence that was what instinctively allowed us to abandon reason and leave Egypt as quickly as possible. The By Rochel Pritsker story of Exodus, with the destruction of Egypt and our physical departure, is the first part of Yes, it’s true. Several years ago, when I was And still there were other times, when the class the story of our journey towards freedom. at a Jewish parent function, someone asked carried a deeply somber feel that moved the Shavuot is the second part—utilizing our me what I like to do for fun, and without emotions and inspired a deep compassion for inner spark as the source for our freedom, thinking I smiled brightly and answered, life’s challenges, as we recalled the hardships through receiving the Torah from G‑d. “Torah study.” Of course I quickly realized by of our history as Jews that still exist to this On Passover, we try to connect to all the the person’s reaction that perhaps “shopping” very day. Nevertheless, each connection I things in life that hold our inner spark or “going out to the movies” would have been experienced with Torah left me feeling fully Fun captive. We search inside of ourselves to a more expected and appropriate response. alive, giving way to a new definition of “fun” see where we still respond to life with the But in all honesty, at the time when I heard that blossomed for me—all from the start of slave mindset—whether it be slaves to our the word “fun,” I immediately equated it one Torah class . . . cell phone, computer, television set, work, with happiness. And to me, Torah, with all or certain self-destructive habits. This the twists and turns it feeds my mind, and all awareness prepares us for the second part of the “Aha!” moments of life and self-discovery our freedom, when we receive the gift of the that it offers me, is very much a source for Torah from G‑d. Liberating ourselves from happiness. our personal limitations, we are now free and When my two young sons grew older and ready to accept living life with purpose. So less dependent on me, I realized that between after Passover, as we anticipate Shavuot, we work and managing a home, there was a can now switch from the elimination of the part of me that craved something additional. negative in our life to the opportunities for Something I knew I possessed but felt was not the positive. Now, instead of asking questions being cultivated sufficiently. My mind and about our life, we can focus on living the spirit had a desire to expand, so I made time answers to those questions. to do one thing solely for myself—I decided On Shavuot, G‑d gave us Torah so that we can to attend Torah class every Tuesday evening. experience the kind of freedom that actualizes The first night I went I felt unusually quiet, our every thought, response, behavior and and absorbed everything everyone had to say, emotion at its highest potential, so that our including the rabbi giving the class. We were inner spark shines freely from the inside out, Through it all, I experienced my own ups and supposed to go through several pages of the with no limit on who or what it can touch. downs in life. Only this time, with my deep- weekly Torah portion, but instead the class So that sacred times are not something we rooted bond to Torah, the “downs” were no stayed on one paragraph. The amount of life need to wait for, like a special occasion. With longer downs. Whereas easy, happy moments meaning and analysis that was found in one Torah, sacred moments are constant and in life felt like free gifts offered, the seemingly Torah passage was profound. I left the class an never-ending. hour and half later feeling as though a door to low times held a much greater depth and The day of Shavuot is said to be the day G‑d my soul had been opened wide, and this felt reward. Through utilizing the wisdom of and the Jewish people united in marriage. exciting and uplifting—and, yes, fun. Torah in my own life, any challenges I faced no longer felt like “problems.” Instead, these When we are blessed to find our own soulmate, Every class after that had a different feel challenges became an opportunity for me to the first thing we long to do is to give to one to it, even with the same people attending. live as our patriarchs did—with a passionate another, the instinct that underlies true love. Sometimes the class broke out in spontaneous drive to take the seemingly imperfect and And this is what G‑d did for us. He gave to laughter about something humorous that find the truth of good in it, to give of myself us. With Torah, He offers us a way to forever someone offered in connecting a personal with complete joy and trust that I will become refine our character; to bring every moment life incident to Torah. And at other times, better for it. And I have . . . of our existence a greater purpose, even in the when different individuals held passionately midst of challenge; and in doing so, to find So of course, it is no surprise when I say that opposing views on a Torah passage, the rabbi our source for lasting happiness. And for me, Shavuot, the holiday commemorating the would smile widely and respond, “Thank G‑d, somehow . . . a new definition of “fun.” you are all correct!” going on to explain how giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai (when we learn Torah all night and then listen Rochel Pritsker is a freelance writer and motivational different meanings from Torah can be applied speaker on various topics, including inspiring healthy, to each individual with his own different life in the morning to the reading of the Ten Commandments), has always been a favorite purpose-driven children. She lives with her two sons experiences and circumstances. in San Diego, CA. holiday of mine. I remember how much more

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and one who does not know how to stay grabbed what they could: the unleavened that seem to materialize with almost biblical married ask. Each of these children asks a dough. According to Jewish mysticism, precision every March and April? Well, it’s question about the seder in his own way, and leavened products symbolize inflated ego and not a marketing shtick, but rather a “kosher in each case, the questions must be answered arrogance, while matzoh represents humility for Passover” version of the popular beverage. Faux Pas differently, because the form of the question and suspension of the self. Now, matzoh has Jews cannot consume leavened foods during Top Ten Seder typifies the character and attitude of the come a long way since its first appearance as Passover, and this includes foods containing Keep your hosts from choking on their matzoh comes through the front door.) The good news plate may not merit a Michelin star, but each inquirer. These four children can also be seen the dietary staple of those fleeing Israelites. fermented grain, such as the high-fructose this Passover with Rabbi Simcha Weinstein’s is that kosher wine is no longer a Passover food is symbolic of the Exodus experience. as archetypes, each having one characteristic In an age where carbs are the enemy, matzoh corn syrup used to sweeten sodas. Enter the tips on what not to do at a seder. fad—all the cool kids are drinking it. The plate features a hard-boiled egg, a roasted that we all possess, such as the know-how to has become the new bagel and can often be Coca-Cola Company, which created a real- shank bone, a spring vegetable such as parsley, make $17 million off our weddings. very tasty. Modern varieties include Israeli sugar alternative to the iconic beverage. Pepsi From slavery to liberation, the story of the 2. Don’t be a stranger…and don’t invite horseradish, lettuce, and a special paste matzoh, whole wheat matzoh, spelt matzoh, and Sprite are also now available in kosher Exodus, as told every Passover seder, is a someone strange. The Haggadah notes, consisting of a mixture of fruit, wine, and nuts 6. Refrain from asking to read the part organic matzoh, pizza matzoh, and yes, even varieties, but have no fear if you’re not a soda swashbuckling tale of a few individuals who “Let2 all who are hungry, come and eat.” The that’s known as charoset. of Charlton Heston. If you find yourself the “everything” matzoh studded with poppy fan; coconut water is also kosher (phew). became a family and, in turn, became a people. welcoming of guests to the seder table is a reading dialogue from a movie, you brought seeds, onion, garlic, and salt. The Haggadah, the book from which we read central Passover tradition, originating from 4. No seder status updates, please. You might the wrong Haggadah. That said, among 10. You can’t DVR Passover. I once heard the during the seder, values questions as much as the biblical story of Abraham and Sarah, who be able to communicate in 140 characters or many6 families the mandatory rewatching of 8. Don’t assume that a request to “lean to the story told of a conversation between a college answers. But if you find yourself making any of opened their tent to strangers. Translation? less,4 but at the seder table, we make Hebrew the classic 1956 Academy Award–winning left” has anything to do with politics. No, student10 and his rabbi. The student says, “I the following 10 faux pas, “When do we eat?” It’s customary to invite a guest to the Passover our second language. No texting, tweeting, film The Ten Commandments, starring (the this isn’t about Occupy demonstrations. An know tomorrow is the seder, but there’s also could soon become “When do we leave?” seder, so keep your door open, but not so open Friending (or un-Friending), Liking, or, you very non-Jewish) Charlton Heston as Moses, important8 part of the seder that many people a college football game, and it’s going to be a that a stray Mel Gibson may wander in. Mel’s guessed it, Poking is allowed. In order to return is a time-honored Passover tradition. In fact, aren’t aware of is the “leaning.” The act of great game. Rabbi, I’ve got to watch my team’s 1. Don’t ask your host if you can chug the not exactly on this rabbi’s Mensch VIP list. to the Egypt of old, if only for one evening, we a great way to spice up the seder is with role- reclining evokes a person of leisure, one who game on TV.” The rabbi responds, “That’s leftover glass of wine in the middle of the must break from some of our modern habits. playing, with guests putting themselves in the has time to dine without worrying about what DVRs are for.” The delighted student table.1 During the Passover seder, it’s customary 3. Stop continuously asking, “When are The core of the seder is retelling the story of the shoes of our ancestors. So don’t be afraid to getting up. Leaning at the seder symbolizes replies, “You mean I can TiVo the seder?” to drink four cups of wine (or grape juice, if the latkes going to be served?” …Or for that Exodus from Egypt, and Moses led the Jewish put on that pharaoh costume and walk like the fact that we were once slaves in Egypt and

you’re under 21 or just a bit more inhibited). matter,3 the blintzes, knishes, or even egg rolls. people to the Promised Land without using a an Egyptian. are now free, and so our posture should mirror Rabbi Simcha Weinstein is a best-selling author who According to custom, we also pour a fifth cup, Perhaps the question most often uttered at a GPS-enabled smartphone. (Never mind the our liberated status. However, if you’re still recently was voted “New York’s Hipest Rabbi” by

the “Cup of Elijah,” and reserve it in honor of seder is, “When do we eat?” Seders can go on fact it took him 40 years.…) 7. Don’t bring challah as a gift. Challah is leaning by the fourth cup of wine, you might PBS Channel 13. He chairs the Religious Affairs

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The plate features a hard-boiled egg, a roasted that we all possess, such as the know-how to has become the new bagel and can often be Coca-Cola Company, which created a real- shank bone, a spring vegetable such as parsley, make $17 million off our weddings. very tasty. Modern varieties include Israeli sugar alternative to the iconic beverage. Pepsi From slavery to liberation, the story of the 2. Don’t be a stranger…and don’t invite horseradish, lettuce, and a special paste matzoh, whole wheat matzoh, spelt matzoh, and Sprite are also now available in kosher Exodus, as told every Passover seder, is a someone strange. The Haggadah notes, consisting of a mixture of fruit, wine, and nuts 6. Refrain from asking to read the part organic matzoh, pizza matzoh, and yes, even varieties, but have no fear if you’re not a soda swashbuckling tale of a few individuals who “Let2 all who are hungry, come and eat.” The that’s known as charoset. of Charlton Heston. If you find yourself the “everything” matzoh studded with poppy fan; coconut water is also kosher (phew). became a family and, in turn, became a people. welcoming of guests to the seder table is a reading dialogue from a movie, you brought seeds, onion, garlic, and salt. The Haggadah, the book from which we read central Passover tradition, originating from 4. No seder status updates, please. You might the wrong Haggadah. That said, among 10. You can’t DVR Passover. I once heard the during the seder, values questions as much as the biblical story of Abraham and Sarah, who be able to communicate in 140 characters or many6 families the mandatory rewatching of 8. Don’t assume that a request to “lean to the story told of a conversation between a college answers. But if you find yourself making any of opened their tent to strangers. Translation? less,4 but at the seder table, we make Hebrew the classic 1956 Academy Award–winning left” has anything to do with politics. No, student10 and his rabbi. The student says, “I the following 10 faux pas, “When do we eat?” It’s customary to invite a guest to the Passover our second language. No texting, tweeting, film The Ten Commandments, starring (the this isn’t about Occupy demonstrations. An know tomorrow is the seder, but there’s also could soon become “When do we leave?” seder, so keep your door open, but not so open Friending (or un-Friending), Liking, or, you very non-Jewish) Charlton Heston as Moses, important8 part of the seder that many people a college football game, and it’s going to be a that a stray Mel Gibson may wander in. Mel’s guessed it, Poking is allowed. In order to return is a time-honored Passover tradition. In fact, aren’t aware of is the “leaning.” The act of great game. Rabbi, I’ve got to watch my team’s 1. Don’t ask your host if you can chug the not exactly on this rabbi’s Mensch VIP list. to the Egypt of old, if only for one evening, we a great way to spice up the seder is with role- reclining evokes a person of leisure, one who game on TV.” The rabbi responds, “That’s leftover glass of wine in the middle of the must break from some of our modern habits. playing, with guests putting themselves in the has time to dine without worrying about what DVRs are for.” The delighted student table.1 During the Passover seder, it’s customary 3. Stop continuously asking, “When are The core of the seder is retelling the story of the shoes of our ancestors. So don’t be afraid to getting up. Leaning at the seder symbolizes replies, “You mean I can TiVo the seder?” to drink four cups of wine (or grape juice, if the latkes going to be served?” …Or for that Exodus from Egypt, and Moses led the Jewish put on that pharaoh costume and walk like the fact that we were once slaves in Egypt and

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Perhaps, it was Ten plot: the main character, whose job it is to jective in finding a suit- the commitment itself that proved to be most confront evil and verbally communicate …it became eminently clear that we did able leader—for to lead therapeutic of all. eternal and universal truths to all of not accept the Torah because we were a people you must first mankind, is speech deficient. Problem is, be a listener. Perhaps, the dedication and commitment to it’s not fiction—it’s factual history. wowed by Moses; we accepted the Torah each of our personal Divine missions would because we were wowed by G‑d… Drawbacks that ended be the best therapy of all. Moses, who by self-admission “stam- up becoming advantag- things mers and speaks with difficulty” (Exodus es. If only we could view 4:10), is the one chosen by G-d to address Commentators explain that it was in order to our G-d given deficiencies like this and trans- So here are 10 things we can all learn from Pharaoh, to lead the Jewish people out of protect the purity of Moses’ mouth from the form them into such positives we’d be doing Moses’s speech impediment slavery, and to eventually teach G-d’s wis- get go. When he was an infant, Moses would quite well—except that for Moses it was only dom in an unprecedented way. not suckle unkosher milk from an Egyptian when he hit eighty that this all came into play. 1. Always reach for the gold (under normal wet nurse, and Pharaoh’s daughter had to seek Let’s hope it doesn’t us take that long. circumstances). you In other words, the great leader of the a Hebrew woman (Moses’s mother) to nurse Jews, the warrior, the articulator of the him. In a similar vein, the stammer prevented On a deeper level, the 18th century founder 2. Do what it takes to save your life, even if it Divine commandments and scribe of the Moses from frivolous small talk and unholy of Chabad, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, means eating hot coals. Torah, needed a speech therapist. How language. Moses’ mouth was being protected. offers a mystical insight into Moses’s famous did this happen? And why did G-d choose Those lips were meant to speak only words of stammer (Torah Ohr 51d). In short, you’ll 3. Stay away from foul language. And even if him for a job that required basic skills that goodness, of holiness—the word of G-d. And need to know some basic Kabbalah about you’re not Moses, your mouth has the power he seemed to lack? that’s why Moses miraculously finds his voice the chaotic world of Tohu that preceded our to bring positive energy into this world. Why should and discovers his words only once his Divine orderly world of Tikun. Before the world waste it on frivolity or negativity? There’s got to be a message here for us—if mission begins. According to not in the realm of speech pathology then this explanation, Moses’s im- 4. Take cleanliness seriously. at least in the realm of spirituality and pediment disappeared whenever A clean home and office—will personal growth. he was conveying G-d’s word, lead to greater success in your impressing upon people the di- spirituality. know As a child I heard the story of how Moses vine source of his transmission. lost his power of speech. 5. G-d knows who you are and On a simple level, Moses’s stam- what you can do. Be mindful of It goes something like this (Midrash mer remained even when he your inabilities and whenever Shmot Rabbah, 1:26): Moses, having was conveying G-d’s word— possible turn your drawbacks been drawn from the water by Pharaoh’s but this was in fact a plus. into advantages. daughter Batya, was raised in the palace. The 14th-century sage Rabbi about Batya loved him, and treated him with Nissim ben Reuben (known 6. Be a listener; don’t always great affection as if he were her own child. as the Ran) explains that had rush to be the one with the Pharaoh, too, loved Moses, and played Moses been an eloquent and answer. with him on his lap. On more than one oc- gifted speaker, there would al- casion, little Moses reached for Pharaoh’s ways be room for skeptics to 7. Let others speak—you’ll be crown and put it on his own head. In the claim that the Jewish people amazed at how much you can Moses’ eyes of Pharaoh’s advisers, this augured no accepted the Torah, its truths, learn from ordinary people. good. Perhaps this is the child who will and its mandates, only as a re- overtake the throne? He must be killed sult of Moses’ charisma. After 8. Intensity can be good when immediately. One adviser, Yitro, came to all, a glib, captivating speaker harnessed properly. Unleash an the child’s defense: He is but a child with- can convince people of just about anything. as we know it, G‑d first created a universe insane amount of energy into time-tested ide- out discernment, simply enthralled by the Now that it was actually a challenge to listen of extremes, where G‑d’s light shone with als. Find a mitzvah, a good deed, or a Jewish crown’s glitter. Test him. Bring a plate to Moses, it became eminently clear that we an ultimate intensity. So intense that there cause to be crazy about. speech filled with gold and glowing coals. If he did not accept the Torah because we were was nothing able to contain it and nowhere reaches for the gold then he knows what wowed by Moses; we accepted the Torah be- to channel it. This world was known as the 9. Search hard enough and you will find the he is doing and must be killed. But if he cause we were wowed by G‑d. This is reflected World of Tohu. As you can imagine, Tohu way to convey the preciousness of Torah to reaches for the coals this will prove that he in G‑d’s words to Moses, “Who gave man a broke down. From its shattered remains, our your loved ones. simply likes to touch things that sparkle mouth . . . is it not I, the L‑rd?” G‑d was tell- imperfect yet sustainable universe of Tikkun and shine and his reaching for the crown ing him, “Yes, you have a hard time speaking, was born. 10. And, most of all, don’t be afraid of push- impedi- was innocuous. The plate was brought and but that is not a reason not to take this job. On ing yourself beyond your natural limits. Like Moses was about to reach for the gold, but the contrary, you have this handicap because I Moses had a Tohu soul. Moses knew that the Moses, it will help you achieve true libera- the angel Gabriel quickly descended and have selected you to take the job.” powerful ideas and G-dly energy in his head tion—for yourself, and maybe even for the pushed his hand to the coal. Reflexively, overwhelmed his ability to talk about them. entire Jewish people. Moses put the hot coal to his mouth There’s more: According to Chabad philoso- There was so much brilliance but nothing to and burned his tongue. This affected his phy Moses’s inability to speak stems from his contain and convey it. Yet, this was exactly Rabbi Shmuel Marcus is the Editor-in-chief of speech for life. constant listening, learning, and receiving. As the intent of the intensity. Moses was taught Chabad’s Soulwise Magazine ment the most humble man in the Torah, Moses by G-d to find words that would retain the Pesach 5773 Spring 2013 I recently reread the story and wondered to sees himself as a student not a teacher, as a lis- intense ideas. Moses was taught by G-d to By Rabbi Shmuel Marcus myself: What’s the point? I am sure G-d could tener not a speaker. It is in this context that find a voice for the unspeakable. And sure have found another way to save Moses without Moses suggests to G-d that he find someone enough, Moses miraculously finds his voice If it were a part of a novel it would maiming him for life, so why didn’t He? else. “I am not a man of words.” But that was and discovers his words once he commits fully introduce a great twist of irony to the exactly the Divine ob- to his Divine mission at hand. Perhaps, it was Ten plot: the main character, whose job it is to jective in finding a suit- the commitment itself that proved to be most confront evil and verbally communicate …it became eminently clear that we did able leader—for to lead therapeutic of all. eternal and universal truths to all of not accept the Torah because we were a people you must first mankind, is speech deficient. Problem is, be a listener. Perhaps, the dedication and commitment to it’s not fiction—it’s factual history. wowed by Moses; we accepted the Torah each of our personal Divine missions would because we were wowed by G‑d… Drawbacks that ended be the best therapy of all. Moses, who by self-admission “stam- up becoming advantag- things mers and speaks with difficulty” (Exodus es. If only we could view 4:10), is the one chosen by G-d to address Commentators explain that it was in order to our G-d given deficiencies like this and trans- So here are 10 things we can all learn from Pharaoh, to lead the Jewish people out of protect the purity of Moses’ mouth from the form them into such positives we’d be doing Moses’s speech impediment slavery, and to eventually teach G-d’s wis- get go. When he was an infant, Moses would quite well—except that for Moses it was only dom in an unprecedented way. not suckle unkosher milk from an Egyptian when he hit eighty that this all came into play. 1. Always reach for the gold (under normal wet nurse, and Pharaoh’s daughter had to seek Let’s hope it doesn’t us take that long. circumstances). you In other words, the great leader of the a Hebrew woman (Moses’s mother) to nurse Jews, the warrior, the articulator of the him. In a similar vein, the stammer prevented On a deeper level, the 18th century founder 2. Do what it takes to save your life, even if it Divine commandments and scribe of the Moses from frivolous small talk and unholy of Chabad, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, means eating hot coals. Torah, needed a speech therapist. How language. Moses’ mouth was being protected. offers a mystical insight into Moses’s famous did this happen? And why did G-d choose Those lips were meant to speak only words of stammer (Torah Ohr 51d). In short, you’ll 3. Stay away from foul language. And even if him for a job that required basic skills that goodness, of holiness—the word of G-d. And need to know some basic Kabbalah about you’re not Moses, your mouth has the power he seemed to lack? that’s why Moses miraculously finds his voice the chaotic world of Tohu that preceded our to bring positive energy into this world. Why should and discovers his words only once his Divine orderly world of Tikun. Before the world waste it on frivolity or negativity? There’s got to be a message here for us—if mission begins. According to not in the realm of speech pathology then this explanation, Moses’s im- 4. Take cleanliness seriously. at least in the realm of spirituality and pediment disappeared whenever A clean home and office—will personal growth. he was conveying G-d’s word, lead to greater success in your impressing upon people the di- spirituality. know As a child I heard the story of how Moses vine source of his transmission. lost his power of speech. 5. G-d knows who you are and On a simple level, Moses’s stam- what you can do. Be mindful of It goes something like this (Midrash mer remained even when he your inabilities and whenever Shmot Rabbah, 1:26): Moses, having was conveying G-d’s word— possible turn your drawbacks been drawn from the water by Pharaoh’s but this was in fact a plus. into advantages. daughter Batya, was raised in the palace. The 14th-century sage Rabbi about Batya loved him, and treated him with Nissim ben Reuben (known 6. Be a listener; don’t always great affection as if he were her own child. as the Ran) explains that had rush to be the one with the Pharaoh, too, loved Moses, and played Moses been an eloquent and answer. with him on his lap. On more than one oc- gifted speaker, there would al- casion, little Moses reached for Pharaoh’s ways be room for skeptics to 7. Let others speak—you’ll be crown and put it on his own head. In the claim that the Jewish people amazed at how much you can Moses’ eyes of Pharaoh’s advisers, this augured no accepted the Torah, its truths, learn from ordinary people. good. Perhaps this is the child who will and its mandates, only as a re- overtake the throne? He must be killed sult of Moses’ charisma. After 8. Intensity can be good when immediately. One adviser, Yitro, came to all, a glib, captivating speaker harnessed properly. Unleash an the child’s defense: He is but a child with- can convince people of just about anything. as we know it, G‑d first created a universe insane amount of energy into time-tested ide- out discernment, simply enthralled by the Now that it was actually a challenge to listen of extremes, where G‑d’s light shone with als. Find a mitzvah, a good deed, or a Jewish crown’s glitter. Test him. Bring a plate to Moses, it became eminently clear that we an ultimate intensity. So intense that there cause to be crazy about. speech filled with gold and glowing coals. If he did not accept the Torah because we were was nothing able to contain it and nowhere reaches for the gold then he knows what wowed by Moses; we accepted the Torah be- to channel it. This world was known as the 9. Search hard enough and you will find the he is doing and must be killed. But if he cause we were wowed by G‑d. This is reflected World of Tohu. As you can imagine, Tohu way to convey the preciousness of Torah to reaches for the coals this will prove that he in G‑d’s words to Moses, “Who gave man a broke down. From its shattered remains, our your loved ones. simply likes to touch things that sparkle mouth . . . is it not I, the L‑rd?” G‑d was tell- imperfect yet sustainable universe of Tikkun and shine and his reaching for the crown ing him, “Yes, you have a hard time speaking, was born. 10. And, most of all, don’t be afraid of push- impedi- was innocuous. The plate was brought and but that is not a reason not to take this job. On ing yourself beyond your natural limits. Like Moses was about to reach for the gold, but the contrary, you have this handicap because I Moses had a Tohu soul. Moses knew that the Moses, it will help you achieve true libera- the angel Gabriel quickly descended and have selected you to take the job.” powerful ideas and G-dly energy in his head tion—for yourself, and maybe even for the pushed his hand to the coal. Reflexively, overwhelmed his ability to talk about them. entire Jewish people. Moses put the hot coal to his mouth There’s more: According to Chabad philoso- There was so much brilliance but nothing to and burned his tongue. This affected his phy Moses’s inability to speak stems from his contain and convey it. Yet, this was exactly Rabbi Shmuel Marcus is the Editor-in-chief of speech for life. constant listening, learning, and receiving. As the intent of the intensity. 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