Erev Pesach - The Day Before Pesach
Cleanse your home of leaven and prepare for your Passover Seder. Make sure you have a Haggadah to go through the tradition of this special meal. Make sure you have prepared the matzah and the Seder plate. Go to Chabad.org to get specific instructions for this special day of preparation. Chad Pesach Sameach!
Exodus 12:21-28
12:21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said to them, “Draw out, and take lambs according to your families, and kill the Passover. 22 You shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two door posts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. 23 For Hashem will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two door posts, Hashem will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you. 24 You shall observe this thing for an ordinance to you and to your sons forever. 25 It shall happen when you have come to the land which Hashem will give you, as He has promised, that you shall keep this service. 26 It will happen when your children ask you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ 27 that you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of Hashem’s Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians, and spared our houses.’”
The people bowed their heads and worshiped. 28 The children of Israel went and did so; as Hashem had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
Today’s Meditation:
Whenever you decide to hold your Pesach Seder meal (either tonight or tomorrow night), you might want to think about what sacrifice you can give to Hashem for this. We do not have a Temple, and we can not follow those specific Torah instructions for the Pesach sacrifices. But we can go before Hashem and ask Him what He wants from us today. That is my challenge for you today. Ask Him. Maybe you can do a mitzvah or a good deed. Maybe go for a walk and have some personal time with Hashem. Sing some worship songs, or just try to be a kind person to those you love today. Remember this. We are to love Hashem with our whole heart, soul, and strength. He delivered His people in a miraculous way back then, and He can deliver you from whatever you are suffering today.
