Passover - “the Festival of Spring”
The Exodus from Egypt took place in the springtime (the 15th of Nisan), as the Torah states (Ex. 13:4), “Today you are going out, in the month of spring.” At that time of year the forces of nature are most manifest and the natural world is at its peak of beauty. To the Egyptians, who worshipped nature, it seemed as if their deity was ascendant. G-d took the Jewish people out of Egypt in the spring to demonstrate that nature has no power or existence of its own and is completely subservient to G-d. (The Rebbe)
The Passover seder
One of the reasons it is called seder, literally order or arrangement, is that it alludes to the order or sequence of all of Jewish history in macrocosm. Everything that has ever befallen the Jewish people is part of G-d’s plan and is guided by Divine Providence. (The Maharal of Prague)
Matza
When a Jew eats matza and introduces it into his body, it sanctifies all his limbs and makes them holy. It is therefore appropriate that we prepare ourselves before performing this great mitzva and ensure that our mouths and bodies are worthy, as it states, “You shall eat matzot in a holy place.” (Tiferet Shlomo)
Candle Lighting Times
Candle Lighting on Friday 11th April
Melbourne - 5:41m, Sydney - 5:19pm
Pesach Candle Lighting on Saturday 12th April
AFTER the following times:
Melbourne - 6:37pm, Sydney - 6:13pm
