Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach
13 Nisan 5784 (April 21, 2024)

Pesach begins Monday Night! Pesach is quite possibly the most important Festival in the Hebrew Calendar. It is the Festival of Freedom and we remember it not just during Pesach, but also during every Shabbat and every other Festival throughout the entire year. Egypt and Pharaoh are symbols of the Yeitzer Hara of the nefesh level of ourselves, in other words our ego. Pesach reminds us of the powerful redemption from Egypt as we fulfill the mitzvah of the telling of the story of Pesach. Also this energy, which is available every Pesach, can assist us in securing freedom from our own selfish whims and fancies in our journey of transformation. Chametz (leaven) is a symbol of ego. During Pesach we eat Matzah which is known as "bread without ego." Matzah is not disquised in any way, we taste it for what it is, simply bread and water. It is the staple we eat during these days of Pesach as a reminder that freedom comes to those who let go of ego and allow the true self to take over. The Israelites had descended to the 49th level of negativity and therefore were beyond help. It took the "mighty hand" of Hashem to save them. So we are taught that anyone can partake of the Seder on the first night, because freedom is granted to all no matter if they are transforming themselves or not. However, on the 2nd night of Pesach that Freedom is taken away from us and we must begin to rebuild the vessel and work towards earning back that energy. This is known as the Counting of The Omer and on the 49th day, our vessel will be complete in order to receive all the energy back during the Festival of Shavuot.

Shavua Tov,

Parashat LeShabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach | פרשת לשבת חול המועד פסח
Torah Portion: Vayikra (Leviticus) 12:1-15:33
Haftarah For Shabbat HaGadol: Malachi (Malachi)

Parashat LeShabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach

Haftarat LeShabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach

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• Arvit & Limud Nisan - Sun., April 21, 2024 @ 8:30 PM EDT
• Minchah, Candlelighting & Arvit Shel Pesach - Mon., April 22, 2024 @ 6:00 PM EDT
• Pesach Seder, Part 1 - Mon., April 22, 2024 @ 8:00 PM EDT
• Shulchan Orech via Google Meet - Mon., April 22, 2024 @ 9:00 PM EST
• Pesach Seder, Part 2 - Mon., April 22, 2024 @ 10:00 PM EDT
• Shacharit Shel Pesach - Tue., April 23, 2024 @ 8:45 AM EDT
• Minchah Shel Pesach - Tue., April 23, 2024 @ 5:30 PM EDT
• Arvit LeChol HaMoed & Omer - Tue., April 23, 2024 @ 8:30 PM EDT
• Shacharit LeChol HaMoed - Wed., April 24, 2024 @ 7:00 AM EDT
• Arvit LeChol HaMoed & Omer - Wed., April 24, 2024 @ 8:30 PM EDT
• Shacharit LeChol HaMoed - Thu., April 25, 2024 @ 7:00 AM EDT
• Arvit LeChol HaMoed & Omer - Thu., April 25, 2024 @ 8:30 PM EDT
• Shacharit LeChol HaMoed - Friday, April 26, 2024 @ 7:00 AM EDT
• Kabbalat Shabbat & Arvit - Friday, April 26, 2024 @ 8:30 PM EDT
• Shacharit, Torah & Musaf - Shabbat, April 27, 2024 @ 8:45 AM EDT
• Minchah Shel Shabbat - Shabbat, April 27, 2024 @ 5:45 PM EDT
• Seder LeMotzaei Shabbat - Shabbat, April 27, 2024 @ 8:00 PM EDT

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