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The holiday of Pesach is seven days in duration (eight days in the Diaspora). The number seven represents the order of nature. There are seven days in a week. Seven years in a sabbatical cycle. The revelation of the exodus was only surpassed by the revelation of Sinai. The word Pesach - Passover, means that the laws of nature were superseded by this great revelation. It was, until then, the greatest miracle ever wrought. It would make sense, therefore, that Pesach be eight days (nine in the Diaspora) as eight signifies a level higher than nature. (See e-Parsha for Chanukah.)
Pesach is only seven days as the revelation in Egypt, as great as it was, was totally absorbed into nature. The Jews attained the level of being completely righteous when they left Egypt. For them, the supernatural became the natural. They did, however lack spiritual refinement. The revelation affected the Jewish people and, indeed, the world as a preparation for the ultimate miracle, the giving of the Torah. That was the starting point from which they grew in their spiritual attainments. We are continuing this spiritual growth as each year, the original revelation of Pesach reappears, but on a higher level. This year we will be celebrating Pesach for the 3337th time. We are that many levels higher in our spiritual sensitivity. Possibly, one more level and we will be this year in Jerusalem.
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." One of the four sons mentioned in the Haggada is the tam - simple son. Simple does not mean, simpleton, but rather, uncomplicated. His question is simply, "Mah zos, What is this?" The word mah alludes to the level of divine wisdom. It lacks tangibility and cannot be grasped. The simple son asks, "Is all this really necessary to be able to relate to the Almighty? I would prefer to relate in a more essential manner - meditating on G'd's greatness." To him we respond, "Hashem took us out of Egypt with a strong hand." To relate to the Almighty in a simple, uncomplicated way is fine all year. On Pesach, however, we must relate to Hashem in a very personal way. Hashem took "US". Going out of Egypt means to go out of our spiritual limitation. Even to the son that says, "I can relate to Hashem in an essential manner," we reply, "Every facet of our existence must be permeated with this great G'dly revelation - even by what we eat
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