Passover
Freedom may be defined as the right to ask questions.
Passover 2024: April 22- April 30.
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. Then, you can sit down to the Seder, eat the matzo, drink the four cups of wine, and tell the story of your journey. 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.
Passover Seder Guide: FREE DOWNLOAD
Passover in the Age of Corona: 15 Step Soulful and Musical Journey through the Seder
Your Seven Emotions
In the Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, there is a map of the emotions. It’s a map that divides the emotions into seven categories, seven particular attributes and faculties.
Read MoreA Door Into the Unconscious
The spiritual meaning of a tsunami. Understand the spiritual contrast between land and sea. An educated look at natural disasters.
Read MorePassover: 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MorePassover: 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….
Read MoreShemini: 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…
Read MorePassover: 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?
Read MoreAgricultural Man: Shavuot and Wheat
Each holiday marks the soul’s growth from a tiny seed to a sprouting shoot to a bountiful harvest.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreThe Taste of Matzah
Matzah is the food of the redemption. Three matzah crackers sit on the seder table during Passover as a reminder of the Exodus.
Read More