This time of year Jewish people all over, are worried about getting ready for Passover and the conversation turns to who is hosting and who is cooking. Those with any Jewish relation are already comparing Matzah Ball soup recipes and the weirdest place to hide the Afikomen.
Next week, families around the world will mark the 3324 anniversary of the Jewish people leaving ancient Egypt and becoming a people. This is historically the oldest celebration of mankind. Every year for millennium, millions of people gather together to celebrate the same thing. Each with their own little traditions but to all the idea is the same.
Freedom, True Liberty, Honest Connection to G-d, Abolishing Slavery.
I think in a spiritual way, we all still have internal slavery and that stop ourselves from experiencing true freedom.
We all are in exile or slavery to many different personal skeletons and struggles. These things prevent us from being truly free. Addictions, Ego, Angry Birds, Bad Relationships, Habits, etc.
Each one of our character defects is an ancient Pharoh keeping us as its slave and not letting us reach our full potential.
We know there is a promised land yet we are scared to face the demons and try to break free of the shackles of being enslaved (to ourselves).
So as we enter the Passover season, whether you are Jewish or not, recommit to the longest pursuit of mankind – the pursuit of internal freedom.
And G-d promises that when we are prepared to walk into the sea to break free from our (spiritual) oppressors, he will perform miracles and split the water to allow us to walk through on dry land.
Happy Passover!