A Segulah for Miracles:
The Chozeh of Lublin zy”a would say that by relating the story of yetzias Mitzrayim, one can effect miracles and wonders. The Sefarim Hakedoshim say that speaking about miracles from past generations arouses their influence and causes miracles to happen today, and this applies most of all to the miracles of Pesach.
The Miracles are in the Letters:
The Magid of Zlotchov zy”a said that saying the words of the Torah about yetzias Mitzrayim brings back the power of those miracles, as everything lies within the words of the Torah.
Retaining the Power of the Day for the Entire Year:
The Bais Aharon of Karlin zy”a explained the reason Pesach is called “Zeman Cheiruseinu” by stating that the word “cheirus” can mean “engraved” (as in Shemos 32:16: “Cheirus al haluchos” – engraved on the luchos.) He writes that Pesach is an auspicious time to engrave important lessons into our hearts so that they remain with us all year long.
Bringing Close the Geulah:
Chazal say (Rosh Hashanah 11A) that we were redeemed in Nissan and we will once again be redeemed in Nissan. Therefore, the night of the Seder is an auspicious time to evoke the geulah.
There is a famous story involving the three great lights of chasidus: the Chozeh of Lublin zy”a, the Yid Hakadosh of Peshischa zy”a, and Rav Yitzchok Isaac of Kaliv zy”a. One year, they decided that on the night of the Seder, each of them would do all they could to bring the geulah. However, when the first night of Pesach arrived, the Chozeh said with his ruach hakodesh, “In Peshischa, Rebitzen Shaindel got angry. In Kaliv, the Seder in being conducted in Hungarian. I cannot do it alone.”
It was later discovered that Rebitzen Shaindel, the wife of the Yid Hakadosh, had gotten into an argument with her mother-in-law, the Yid Hakadosh’s mother, about which one of them would sit at the head of the table.
In Kaliv, the daughter of Rav Tzvi Hirsh of Ziditchoiv zy”a was a daughter-in-law of Rav Yitzchok Isaac. Her husband wanted to be by his father for the Seder, but she wanted to be by her father. Her father told her to listen to her husband, so they went to Kaliv.
She noticed that the time for the Seder arrived but her father-in-law was taking a long time to start. He didn’t commence until a wagon pulled up. On the wagon were three landowners and four princesses. The Rebbe spoke with them for a short time in Hungarian and only started the Seder after they left.
After yomtov, she returned to her father’s house. She intended to complain about having to spend Pesach in Kaliv but as soon as she approached him, he said, “You merited seeing the three Avos and four Imahos, who came to your father-in-law to explain why the golus was not over yet so that he doesn’t do anything extreme to hasten the redemption!”
The Chozeh saw all of this with his ruach hakodesh and realized that he was left alone in his mission, and he could not do it alone.
Geulah in the Merit of Emunah and Torah:
The verse states (Shemos 12:42): “It is a protected night to Hashem to take them out of the land of Egypt. This night is protected to Hashem for all of the children of Yisroel for their generations.”
Rav Moshe of Kosov zy”a (Sefer Leket Ani) writes that this pasuk contains a hint that every Jew can personally go out of slavery and into freedom, both in ruchnius and in gashmius. It says that this night is protected “for all generations”, meaning that we too can experience miracles just like the Jews of that time.
There is, however, one condition that must be met. We must have the same high level of emunah that the Jewish people had when they left Egypt. Although we are a lowly, degraded generation, we are still superior to the nation that left Mitzrayim in the sense that they were slaves who had no Torah, while we do have a Torah and we have witnessed the miracles of the passed. If we have emunah and bitachon like them, we certainly will be found worthy to be redeemed like they were.
Feeling Like a Free Man:
Rav Tzadok Hakohen if Lublin zy”a explains why this yomtov is called “Zeman Cheiruseinu” by saying that on this day, a great light is created in the heart of every Jew. This light allows us to see that we are free men who are not beholden to any force in this world. Some people claim that they are so “addicted” to sin and earthly desires that they have lost their free will. This is a complete fallacy, as we can see from the story of the nation that left Mitzrayim. They had sunken to a very low spiritual level but Hashem still had mercy on them and raised them up from their depravity to holiness.
The great light of that redemption is renewed every year on Pesach. It allows us to be truly free men and to connect to Hashem and serve Him.
