Landmark Passover Offering Practice |Rabbi Cherki
Shalom to everybody, my respected, each to their respect - today we are expressing longings.
Also those who don't believe in the realization of the longings immediately, should be longing, even more, to hope for the realization of the longings in the future.
But what future?
As much closer.
But what are we longing for?
In the exodus of Egypt it is said "Attribute and take yourself a Passover offering" (Shemot 12,21), our sages taught "pull your hands from foreign service" (see Rashi, acc. to Midrash Halachah). What is 'foreign service' ('Avodah Zarah)? Whichever enslaves the human.
On the other hand, the service of HaShem is that which liberates humanity.
As Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi said - 'Servant of HaShem only he is free'.
Currently, the world is in a deep moral crisis.
The entire world doesn't believe in the possibility
to turn this world into Paradise upon Earth, despite today's
technology and resources at our disposal, it's needed for the human
to have faith in the ability to overcome his dark inclinations, only when a human
believes in his liberty. The human who's really free, has faith more in the good urge,
rather than the bad inclination. And the beginning of liberation from the bad inclination,
which began with the initial rebellion against 'Avodah Zarah - was the offering of Passover.
One who longs for the bringing forth the offering of Passover,
is longing for true liberty. It's the longing for the renewal of
the human force that is capable to correct the entire world,
in G-d's kingdom.
Therefore we are not working today,
G-d forbid for 'primitive service', return to
service that has supposedly been outdated.
We are indeed progressing forward towards the
renewal of the human liberty in its fullest stature.
Thank You very much.