Its Message Lasts Long After Passover

There is more to the all-out search and eradication of chametz than clearing your toddler’s pretzels from beneath the couch. Leavened dough rises and swells, symbolizing arrogance and conceit. A matzah, on the other hand, is thin and flat, suggesting humility and subjugation of the ego. Passover emphasizes the lengths we must go to eradicate our personal chametz, the self-inflating pride and egotism that impede our relationships with our Creator, our loved ones, and our fellows.