Pesach Festival 5776 - Book of Leviticus 5776

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Pesach Festival 5776

Vol. 12 No.31, 9 - 22 Nisan, 5776 / April 17 - 30, 2016

A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat a) The Passover Festival begins on Shabbat evening, April 22, with "the Seder" (see articles #1-4) and ends after the Shabbat of the following week. b) The 7th day of Pesach is also a full-fledged Torah holiday celebrating the miracle of the Splitting of the Sea and our crossing on dry land (see articles #6-8). c) The 6th and 8th articles also contain teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, in honor of the 114th anniversary of his birthday on Nissan 11 (20:16: April 19). d) From the 2nd night of Pesach through the night before Shavuot we "Count the Omer" - see article #5 (plus more in the weeks to come). e) The 8th article, on the theme of Moshiach and redemption, is based on the haftorah reading of the Eighth Day of Pesach, celebrated only outside of Israel. f) We held over the Annual Tree blessing from last week on the home page — a nice family activity during the weekdays of the festival if you haven't recited it yet. Dedication The staff of KabbalaOnline wishes all of our readers and all the Jewish people a kosher, enjoyable, liberating, inspiring Pesach holiday and festival week. To receive the weekly magazine in your email, go to Subscribe. To sponsor a future issue, go to Dedicate.
The Passover Festival
	Personalizing the Pesach — The "head, haunches and entrails" of the Passover lamb hint to the three pillars of Jewish spiritual life. By Shaul Yosef Leiter

	Throw a Frog at Story Time — The King's might is increased when His subjects praise His majesty. From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai; translation and commentary by Shmuel-Simcha Treister, based on Metok MiDevash
	A Half Divided By Five — The two halves of the matzah correspond to the two redemptions we celebrate on the night of Passover. By Yosef Marcus
Mystic Story
	A Long Dutch Drive — The Rebbe asked him to go to a certain small town and give matzo to the Jew that lived there, but did not provide his name.
Sefirat HaOmer
	Counting Toward the Wedding Canopy — The lovesickness they felt approaching Sinai is comparable to a bride counting the days until she is united with her groom. By Jonathan Udren
7th [and 8th] day of Pesach
	Revealing Riches from the Sea — True exodus means freeing the G-dly soul from the shackles of the animal soul. From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; adapted by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky

	Conversation with a Soul — In Paradise you will eat the bread of the Torah that you studied while you were in that* world* From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; translated and edited by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky
Moshiach and Redemption
	The Teacher and The King Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; adapted by Eliyahu Touger The goodness the king gives to his people reflects his exaltedness.

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