Passover: A Time of Redemption

What is Passover This coming Wednesday night, March 27 2002, G-d willing, we will be celebrating Passover. It is the time when G-d redeemed us form the slavery in Egypt to be the servants of G-d- His nation. There is much to write about the meaning and lessons of Passover.

On the first night(s) of Passover we have a special meal and read from what is called the Haggadah. This event is called the the Seder. It is when we review, delve and pass on to our children the events of G-d’s redeeming us from Egypt.

Judaism based on Facts and Real Events Judaism is not a religion of blind beliefs without proof. Rather Judaism is based on facts and real events. These are not events which took place in front of individuals in caves or in secret. Rather the events concerning our national development were world and national events that could not be made up or denied. They were events that could not have been made up since they were of such nature that no one would accept such claims if they were not true.

If someone came today and said that America won the Revolutionary War since angels came and fought for them, bringing upon the British army plagues, etc. no one would accept it since why did we not hear of these events until today? Likewise how would the Jewish people accept a Torah that said our nation was redeemed from Egypt with ten miraculous plagues if this would not have happened? This is one of the many proofs of the validity of the Torah. We have been passing these events yearly to our children from the time they occurred until today- over 3,300 years later.

Two Types of Redemption There are many lessons and thoughts to discuss revolving around Passover. Being that we are in such dangerous and trying times I would like to focus on the aspect of redemption.

In our daily prayers we have two blessings where we mention redemption. Each One, though, is in a different tense. In one we say G-d is the One who redeemed Israel. This is referring to G-d having redeemed us from Egypt. We also say that G-d is the Redeemer of Israel. This is referring to every generation and to every individual in their time of need. It is G-d and G-d alone who is the one who is constantly redeeming us.

A Lesson from the Haggadah

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