Pesach

By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov

Passover! Jews call it Hag Ha’Pesach but God in the Torah calls it Hag Ha’matzah. Why does Passover have two names? Why does God refer to it as Matzah, and Bnei Israel refer to it as Pesach?

That’s because in a relationship we should look at and focus on the positive of the other. Jews call it Hag Ha’Pesach (literally Passover)to emphasize the fact that God saved us from calamity by passing over houses. God calls it Hag Ha’Matzah (literally unleavened bread) to emphasize Bnei Israel’s complete trust in him as we followed his command and rushed out of Egypt into the desert, not even allowing the dough time to rise.

Therefore Passover is the time to renew our faith and trust in God and to rely on his help in every situation in life.

On behalf of everyone at YACHAD KOLLEL I would like to wish you and your family a happy and meaningful Passover.