An impromptu discussion of the haggadah, in memory of my mom whose yortzeit is now 14 Nissan!
Hey guys I just got really sick the online contents explaining the haggadah. I wanted a bit of nice hagada wisdom form youtube and found either empty nothingness about 50 levels of tumah and זרע לבטלה. The only other options I found were Jews for J passover. Do any of you guys want to do an impromptu recorded google hangout to discuss the haggadah, in memory of my mom whose yortzeit is now 14 Nissan!
In Perashat Hachodesh and during Passover we often discuss the passover Sacrifice that we used to do in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. It says: in Shmot – 12- 21:
Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the passover lamb.
The following illustrates a growth experience. As you grow in life you find that you need to abandon previous beliefs. These might be your own beliefs or those of your parents, or maybe just a small developmental step which involves your personal renewal.
…On the tenth of the month’ Rabbi Yochanan says the Passover Sacrifice is only good when owned by the individual and you say take it on the tenth? Instead this teaches us that the Jews tied the sheep to their bed posts on the tenth and the Egyptians would enter and see this scene and they would die from the site. Rabbi Chiya the son Rabbi Ada from Jaffa says extend and take for yourselves sheep for each family and slaughter the sacrifice this teaches us that each one would take the Egyptian G-d and slaughter it in front if the Egyptians…
Sometimes it is good to make a public statement for what you believe in. When you see something which is wrong you should stand up against it. This applies even if the terrible thing is a powerful belief.
A nice illustration of this concept is a common story. Many Jewish parents feel that Judaism at best takes a secondary role in our lives. They believe that the modern world has much more to offer than Torah. They do not realize that a good Jewish education is superior to any public school education.
Very often a child rebels against his parents and goes away to Israel to study in a Yeshiva. Such children have not accepted their parents beliefs.
The parents feeling of rejection can be so devastating that they feel as if they are going to die. They see no difference between Torah Judaism and the Moonies.
These children have in essence slaughtered the gods of the Western world. They have declared themselves free.
The Month of Nissan is a new beginning. Let us be free during this month of freedom.
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When I was a very young child my cousin, who was only a bit younger than me, was run over by a school bus and killed. He was a young, innocent child whose entire sin was to chase after his hat that had blown away. He was my pal. We had a mutual imaginary friend who we played with. Since we are Kohanim it could not have even been entertained whether I would attend the funeral. For a while I was plagued with nightmares of his coming back to life.
Some said that such sufferings happen because of Chilul Shabbat – desecrating the Shabbat. This tidbit of information came from the more religiously observant people in the family and learned people who were always around. This, of course, frightened my young mind because we were not very observant ourselves.
Our Perasha discusses the laws of Leprosy. There are three different types of Leprosy. The first type is a terrible skin disorder. A person suffering from Leprosy is thrown out of town and must live in the
wilderness with criminals and social misfits. (see Four Lepers) The second type of Leprosy attacks a person’s clothing. The article is burned. The final type of Leprosy attacks one’s house. The house might be destroyed.
Our Rabbis of Blessed Memory have taught us:
The Holy One Blessed be He finds it difficult to raise his hands
against a man. First he gives man a warning by damaging his house with a leprous growth. If the man repents it is nice otherwise G-d then damages his clothing. If the man repents it is nice otherwise G-d damages his skin. (Tanchuma Yashan – Tazriah 14)
However, It often happens that a person who seems to be righteous is “damaged” by G-d. Additionally, many very nasty people seem to live carefree lives.
Divine laws of justice might have had me crushed under the wheels of a school bus and my cousin philosophizing about it.
The question of justice in the world and of “Why Do Bad Things happen to Good People?” is at least as ancient as Judaism itself.
The Book of Iyov is very long and primarily discusses this subject: Iyov was a very wealthy man with children and flocks and all that. He was a very righteous person. Despite his righteousness G-d allowed The Persecutor to take away his wealth, kill his sons and to give him leprosy. In his suffering he considered his past actions to be completely righteous. Therefore, G-d had no reason to punish him. He questioned whether there was justice behind G-d’s actions.
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