April 25, 2008 –

So here we are, approaching the final days of Pesach.
I can’t help but think of how it reminds me of the Ne’elah service of Yom Kippur.
Then, as the gates of heaven begin to close and the book of life is sealed, we have our final opportunity to ask for deep, heartfelt forgiveness.
On the final days of Pesach, we have spent these days contemplating the issues that enslave us. In two days many of us we’ll be running over to Tov Pizza or Dunkin Donuts to “break” the Passover.
But the truth is, we’ll hopefully have just left behind our own personal “Egypt” and we’ll be on the “other side” heading to a worthwhile summer of growth and good choices prior to Rosh Hashanah.
We’ll pray, we’ll eat our matzah, we’ll enjoy these final days.
And hopefully we’ll emerge as better, more compassionate people ready to change and overcome our challenges.
Have a Chag Sameach.
And really work at growth as we count the Omer leading into Shavuos.