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Dear Friends, 

Greetings and Happy Passover!

This Monday, on the first eve of Passover, Jewish families around the world will observe a 3,300 year-old tradition by gathering around the festive table to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt and celebrate the Pesach Seder.

According to the teachings of Jewish mysticism, the Seder more than just a time to retell the story of the Exodus; instead, the observances at the Seder-table allow one to actually re-experience a modern-day Exodus, facilitating one's own spiritual rebirth and enabling man to forge a new path toward a life of meaning and spiritual fulfillment. 

The Passover Haggadah, which records the Seder's narrative, tells us that in each generation we must see ourselves as if we personally have gone out of Egypt. Kabalah and  Chassidus teaches that Egypt and its nefarious Pharaoh symbolize the negative forces that constrict and limit the human being. The slavery in Egypt represents the emotional and psychological shackles that confine and enslave the human spirit, constraining one's ability to live up to his or her fullest spiritual potential. 

Thus, the Passover Seder is no ordinary holiday meal; it is a fifteen-step multi-sensory program which reaches deep into the human psyche in every way possible and all at once: A tapestry of rich melodies, dynamic visuals, prayers and stories, even the visceral senses of taste, smell and touch are part of this important tradition. 

Each year on Passover, as nature experiences its own season of springtime renewal, we participate in the Seder tradition and experience our own renewal and rebirth. At the Seder table we commemorate the Exodus from Egypt and the birth of the Jewish nation over three millennia ago - and at the same time embark on a modern-day journey to spiritual freedom.

On behalf of The Chai Center in Dix Hills and myself, I'd like to wish each and every one of you a happy, healthy and kosher Pesach, and may G-d grant us that we soon experience the truest exodus with the ingathering of the exile and the heralding of the messianic age - an era of eternal peace and prosperity for all mankind.

Chag Kosher V'Sameach,

Rabbi Avraham Lehr

www.TheChaiCenter.com

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