Passover
Freedom may be defined as the right to ask questions?
This is where it all began, when a family of tribes became a nation of people, when a body of slaves became a soul of freedom. Some people have an exit strategy; we have an exodus strategy. Freedom requires the removal of all ego (no bread, crumbs, crusts, morsels). Then, you can sit down to the Seder, eat the matzo, drink the four cups of wine, and tell the story of your journey. Questions are everything, as are children. We are all children and we all ask questions. There is a Seder plate and there are fifteen steps to the journey. These steps aren’t measured by their number but by their infinity. This is what it means to be a free people.
The Fifteen Steps of the Seder – Free Seder Guide
The heart of the Seder, from beginning to end, is comprised of fifteen steps – each another stage in the process of personal and global redemption which is the essence of Passover – as defined in detail in The Fifteen Steps of the Seder.
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A Door Into the Unconscious
The spiritual meaning of a tsunami. Understand the spiritual contrast between land and sea. An educated look at natural disasters.
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Passover: From Boredom To Freedom
Using Torah thought to personalize the Seder experience on Pesach, rendering it into a powerful psychological/spiritual journey into our own hearts & souls.
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Blood, Fire and Pillars of Smoke: 3 More Vital Secrets for Today — Pre-Passover Workshop
Rabbi Jacobson deciphers a cryptic phrase in the Passover Haggadah — “blood and fire and pillars of smoke” — and applies it to our lives today.
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The Great Shabbat
We don’t really know when and where the “Great Shabbat” got its name. The history of Shabbat HaGadol and its name seems to be muddled, almost intentionally, in obscurity.
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Passover: Faith and Flesh
Did you hear about Israel’s latest plan to polish its image for the American public? Girls. Yes, you heard that right….
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Shemini: When War is Peace
As Israel reels from the Passover massacres and has since declared war against terrorism, there is much we can learn from Passover: The first Jewish victory…
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Passover: Our Calling
Rabbi Jacobson responds to a challenging letter which poses the question: How do we respond to the ‘clash of civilizations’ in the Middle East today?
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Agricultural Man: Shavuot and Wheat
Each holiday marks the soul’s growth from a tiny seed to a sprouting shoot to a bountiful harvest.
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On the Essence of Leadership
As Moses leads the Song of the Sea after the Jews escape the Egyptians, he demonstrates true leadership, for within Moses the soul of Israel was one.
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