Ko Amar Hashem
כֺּה אָמַר ה': זָכַרְתִּי לָךְ חֶסֶד נְעוּרַיִךְ, אַהֲבַת כְּלוּלֺתָיִךְ, לֶכְתֵּךְ אַחֲרַי בַּמִּדְבָּר בְּאֶרֶץ לֺא זְרוּעָה
Thus said Hashem: I recall for you the kindness of your youth, the love of your nuptials, your following Me into the Wilderness, into an unsown land." (
Yirmiyahu 2: 2)
This passuk is referring to Klal Yisrael's amazing faith in Hashem when they followed Him into the desert after being taken out of Mitzrayim.
They left without any food other than the
Matza baking on their backs; not knowing how they were going to survive.
They just knew one thing: Hashem was leading them in a certain direction, so that was obviously the best way to go.
They knew, as we still know today, that Hashem would NEVER steer us wrong.
If he asks something of us, we are guaranteed that not only are we capable of accomplishing it, but also that it's the best possible thing for us.
In the Torah when it talks about the holiday we call '
Pesach' it doesn't call it by that name.
It is called '
Chag Hamatzos' The holiday of Matza.
So why do we call it by a different name?
I heard from R' Moshe Bamberger that the theme of Pesach is love.
This difference in names is a sign of the "conflict" between us and Hashem as to how to approach Yetziyas Mitzrayim.
We see it as a clear sign of Hashem's unlimited love for us.
He rocked the Egyptians with 10 makos and on the last one he "passed over" (
Pesach) us and only killed the Egyptian first born.
So to celebrate this affection we feel from Hashem, we call the holiday Pesach.
But on the flip side, Hashem sees it differently.
He sees Yetziyas Mitzrayim as a sign of our faith and love for Him.
He saw us rush to follow Him into an unsown land.
We rushed so quickly that we didn't even wait for our bread to rise, and as a result, we have Matza.
So that's why Hashem calls the holiday "
Chag Hamatzos."
If only we were to realize how much Hashem loves us, life would be so much more enjoyable. '
Kol mon de'avid Rachmana, letav avid!!' Everything Hashem does is for the GOOD!
The Boss is on our side!
He's got our backs!
We have it made!
Best Regards,
Juan-Luis Carrasco
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אבון דבשמיא אלא אצילן מבישא.
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