CHABAD.ORG MAGAZINE: Find A Local Passover Seder, Sell Your Chametz Online (and more...)

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Nissan 13, 5771 · April 17, 2011
Editor's Note:

Contrary to popular misconception, the Jewish people never left Egypt.

They were removed.

There is a big difference.

There were attempts to leave Egypt on human power alone, but they all failed. We simply could not get out until G-d Himself took us out. How does this fact translate to our observance of Passover each year?

We do not fully extricate ourselves from our own spiritual, mental and emotional slavery. What we can do is make ourselves ready for G-d to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. We make ourselves ready by being available-that is, by letting go of our attachments and surrendering to G-d's plan. In practical terms, this means that we clean house-literally. It also means that in the days leading up to Passover, our job is to get rid of the spiritual junk in our lives so that when G-d offers us a chance at freedom, we are ready to pick up and go.

On behalf of the entire Chabad.org staff, I wish you all a happy housecleaning.

May you be available to G-d when He comes to bring you out of bondage.

Shais Taub,
on behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team

This Week's Features Printable Magazine
Pre-Passover Tool Box
Get the full journey in a community setting with a Rabbi at the helm-find a Seder near you . . .

Once the house is Passover-tidy, it's time to do the search-and-destroy ritual, and then to bag and burn the evidence . . .

Any chametz left undisposed must be sold to a non-Jew. Use this online form to quickly delegate a rabbi to sell your chametz for you.

So here I am scrubbing and scrubbing. I've got my soul on my mind. And I'm talking to myself. I'm saying, "Mimi, scrub it away."

By Mimi Hecht (Notik)
Step Up to the Seder
Rabbi Tzvi Freeman presents tried and proven ideas, gimmicks, props and shtick to bring your Seder alive.

By Tzvi Freeman
Watch Watch (45:15)
Is it really necessary, more than 3000 years on, to commemorate our ancestors' freedom from slavery? Can't we move on to pressing contemporary issues?

By Aron Moss
An audio class that takes a deeper look into the Haggadah, with explanations and insights that will enlighten your Seder.

By Nissan Dovid Dubov
Download Download   Listen Listen (1:16:38)
Here's one I always wanted to know: What if you're living in Jerusalem? Do you say the prayer/wish, "Next year in Jerusalem!" or just leave that line out?

By Aron Moss
Short Videos
This Passover, three of the Seder Plate foods will compete to earn the made-up title of "Seder Plate Champion"! Watch the campaign videos and vote for your favorite competitor!

Watch Watch (1:27)
Why do we keep celebrating a night called Passover when Jews still suffer in one exile after another?

Rabbi Moishe Denburg
Watch Watch (2:08)
Join Eli, Ezzy and Dina as they explore far away places, trying to figure out "What if?" . . .

By Dovid Taub and Yitzchak Feigenbaum
Watch Watch (2:07)
Stories
Misha is still sullen, taciturn and lost in thought. A life spent as an officer in the Soviet army has left him numb to ritual. Yet something drew him to this place . . .

By Mordechai Lightstone
"I suggest you approach your captain with an alternative route for the journey," said the rebbe. "Explain that the route he has planned has many disadvantages . . ."

By Yehudah Chitrik
Omer
Between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot, the Omer is counted each evening, signifying our preparation for the receiving of the Torah on the holiday of Shavuot. Your one-stop site for an enhanced Omer experience.

Each year we retrace this inner journey. We count the days and weeks. The 50th day is the holiday of Shavuot, when we receive the Torah once again. We call it the "Counting of the Omer."

What is freedom? What can be done with it? Nothing, unless we open the treasure chest and count its contents.

By Yanki Tauber
From little kids who insist on wearing sandals in the middle of winter, to teenagers willing to sport the most outlandish hair styles-we all try to distinguish ourselves in some way . . .

By Miriam Szokovski
11 Nissan 5742 . April 4, 1982
The mitzvah of counting the Omer is to count the days from Passover until Shavuos. Each day has a purpose. We must look at the clock, and ask ourselves, "Am I using my time properly?"

Watch Watch (6:24)
Chol Hamoed
Chol Hamoed refers to the "intermediate period" of the festivals of Passover and Sukkot. They are the days sandwiched between the beginning and end holy days of both festivals.

By Dinka Kumer
Tefillin are a "sign" of our special relationship with G-d.

By Dovid Zaklikowski
Exodus 33:12-34:26

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