JEWISH LIVING: A Passover memory, Freedom Within Enslavement, (and more...)

Jewish Living Dedicate an email Nissan 13, 5771 · April 17, 2011 This Week's Features Voices Freedom Within Enslavement On a simple, rational level, celebrating freedom during a time of enslavement (enslavement being a gross understatement) makes no sense whatsoever. To understand this, one must throw logic out the window and realize that something much deeper and more profound is going on . . . By Erica Zviklin Your Money or Your Son! The inner meaning of pidyon haben Who would ever even consider keeping the money instead of their precious child, G-d forbid? But when you think about it, we can-often without even realizing it-sacrifice everything, even our child, for some silver . . . By Mendel Shemtov Passover Three Steps to Freedom A Belt, Shoe and Stick "Getting out of Egypt" means I become consciously aware and free myself of these limitations, living the infinite life I'm capable of. The seder is a template for getting out. That means we must continuously re-enact it not only in each generation, but each day we have the blessing to be here on planet earth... By Shimona Tzukernik Tradition! We live with the faith of those who lived before us... in between bites By Shimon Posner My Sweet, Alone Passover The decision seemed like a no-brainer, but I didn't go with my brain on this one. I went with my gut. If I was truly to "put Judaism first," I needed to be with my mother; I needed to honor her. For the first time in my life, I made all the seder preparations and drove to Philadelphia, shank bone in tow... By Alan Magill The Four Cups Western Australia On the seder night we drink four cups of wine, symbolizing our freedom from four exiles: By Michoel Ogince Follow Us:   Featured Judaica: The Passover Haggadah With Commentary from the Classic Commentators, Midrash, Kabbalah, the Chasidic Masters and the Haggadah of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. By Rabbi Yosef Marcus Price: $29.95 On Sale: $24.95 More from Chabad.org • Society & Living • Lifecycles • Daily Life • Jewish Holidays • Ideas & Beliefs • Spirituality • Parshah • Audio Classes • Video • Women • News • Kids • Calendar • Daily Study • Find A Center • Donate • Ask the Rabbi • Contact Us • Subscribe Be a Part of it Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue to share the study of Torah and Jewish traditions: Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark a special occasion Make a donation to chabad.org.   Subscription Options: Subscribe to more chabad.org email lists Subscription Management Going on vacation? Unsubscribe Your subscribed email address is: iqlalsmile.cara@blogger.com Change email address. Important Tip: To guarantee that your subscription emails continue to be delivered to you, please add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book, or "whitelist" it in any filters or antispam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved.   Privacy Policy