Friday, April 25, 2008

Eating Is Believing

The Sefas Emes points out that matza is referred to as "מיכלא דמהימנותא" the food of belief. After seven days of eating this food we come to the culmination of Pesach.

While in the miraculous events of the exodus ( the first night ) we find many miracles - we don't see the description of "emunah" applied to the Jews until the splitting of the sea. This is perhaps because, like the matza it is represented by, emunah may be quickly forged - but it needs to be digested slowly over a period of at least seven days.

Hatzlacha !

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