Pesach

Pesach Seder: Making Order

In Rabbi Nachman of Breslev’s story, “The Son of the King and the Son of the Maidservant who were Interchanged,” the son of the king

The Seder Night and the 70 Nations of the W...

Rabbi Ginsburgh in English, 8 Nissan 5781/March 21, ’21

Q&A: Questions and Redemption

Q: Why do we open the Seder night with questions? A: The most severe and oppressive exile of the soul is when a person is

Ahashverosh, Pharaoh and Revolutions

Rabbi Ginsburgh delves into the revolutionary, transformative aspects of Purim and discusses the Four Revolutions.

Pesach: The Joy of Liberty

The Torah does not explicitly command us to be happy on Pesach (beyond the general commandment to rejoice on our holidays). Nonetheless, Pesach is the

Whatever You Want

The Tikun of the Seventh Night of Pesach Just as we stay awake on the night of Shavuot and the night of Hoshanah Rabbah, so

The Kabbalistic Promise of Passover, the mo...

The Arizal promised that whomever would be careful with chametz during Passover would not sin all year long. How could he make this promise and

From Redemption (Purim) to Redemption (Pesa...

Cleanliness of Speech, Purity of Thought, C...

In the ten-rung ladder of spiritual growth outlined by Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair, three consecutive rungs are: “Cleanliness brings one to purity, purity brings one to

Out There

“Egypt” (מצרים) means “straits,” alluding to psychological blocks and states of confinement. Chametz (leavened bread) symbolizes egocentricity. Egocentricity (chametz) is the source of all psychological confinement