All of Passover (Pesach) is an opportunity for bitul hayesh, to negate and nullify all traces of ego and self-centeredness, to transcend the illusion of self.

I just wrote this Pesach & Omer companion called, ‘The Transformative Power of Pesach and Sefirat Ha’Omer’ that you might find interesting.

We can draw connections between the weekly portion from Leviticus and the larger Jewish story of moving from spiritual constriction into spiritual freedom. From safek (doubt) into salvation, the mindset of Redemption.

Chametz literally means leavening: that which causes bread to rise. Chazal (Our Sages) teach us that this chametz represents arrogance and the evil inclination, the yetzer hara.

In Talmud Berachot, the yetzer hara is depicted as the “yeast in the dough”, puffing up a person’s pride.

We are obligated to search our homes in preparation for Pesach, collecting any leftover scraps and crumbs of chametz that might be hidden, and then to ritually burn them before Pesach begins. This process is called biyur. This ritual primes us to spend Pesach ridding ourselves of our spiritual chametz— our arrogance and pride.

It’s important to face ourselves honestly as we do this, and, like the practice of biyur, there comes a time to let our egos “burn”, to not let them hold us back any longer, so that we can strengthen our emunah (faith) and connect to something higher than ourselves.

Thanks for reading!
Chag Kasher V’Sameach!



- Erez // @erezsafar

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