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The Time of Our Freedom חג המצות-זמן חרותינו Y ear after year and generation after generation, we spend the night of Pesachretelling the entire story of our exodus from Egypt in its every minute detail. It is a night on which we try to instill into our children the foundations of our belief as we recount the great miracles and wonders Hashem did on our behalf.For those living in a democracy, the true meaning of freedom is often taken for granted. Only those who have lived through the nightmarish Nazi concentration camp horror can truly appreciate what true freedom is all about. Yet, on the night of Pesach, when we celebrate our freedom from Egyptian bondage and oppression, we must remember that the ultimate purpose of our הגדה של פסח 15 redemption was קבלת התורה . It was at Mount Sinai that we were transformed from beingthe slaves of Pharaoh to becoming the servants of Hashem. And so while we mayonce again find ourselves enslaved to the modern Pharaohs of the world, we now have the Torah which is the antidote that can free us from both our spiritual slavery as well as our physical slavery. It is on this night of Pesach, when we reaffirm and strengthen our faith and trust in Hashem, and reinforce our commitment to keep His Torah, that each of us mustperceive himself as having become free from Egyptian bondage and pledge our allegiance to remain Hashem's loyal servants. As long as we study the Torah andkeep the mitzvos properly, we are assured that no power on earth can enslave us. |
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