For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.
The Shabbat before Pesach (this Shabbat because falls out
next Shabbat) is called “Shabbat HaGadol” because of the miracles that happened
during that Shabbat before Yetziyat Mitzrayim (The Exile of Egypt).
Pesach, when all of Am Yisrael actually left from Mitzryaim,
was on a Thursday back then. So on the Shabbat beforehand, approximately five
full days before more than 3 million Jews fled Egypt with the Matzot, which was
the 10th of Nissan, Am Yisrael was commanded by Hashem (through
Moshe Rabbeinu) to take a lamb for Korban
Pesach (the special and famous Pesach animal sacrifice) to slaughter in the
next couple of days.
Not only did Am Yisrael have to take a lamb specifically,
because it was the god of Egypt, but they also had to slaughter it OUTSIDE of
their homes, and ROAST IT FULLY so everyone can smell the barbeque.
After the quite exhilarating show of Am Yisrael daring the
Egyptians to even think about touching them (remember, they were still slaves
and no redemption was in sight, there was a chance for the entire plan to get
ruined in a snap), all the first borns crowded around the Jewish homes and
started investigating. They asked: “What are you doing with our gods, what is
going on?!”
With a huge smile the holy Jews answered: We are getting
ready to slaughter them because we are leaving in a couple of days and all the
first born Egyptians (humans and animals, a.k.a. YOU) are going to be
slaughtered by Hashem! After a few minutes the entire group of first borns were
at Pharoah’s palace yelling, imagine a huge riot of hundreds of thousands of
people outside the King’s home! LET THEM GO OR ELSE WE WILL DIE.
As it says in Tehillim “LeMaceh Mitzrayim Bivchorehem,” we
learn that there was a Civil War before Israel lef Egypt! No one wants to die,
especially the Egyptians who were living such a Olam-Haze pleasure fulfilled
lifestyle, with super liberal views on everything and anything (kind of like
Manhattan, I mean G-d forbid, Manhattan is
so holy). After this war the Egyptians realized thousnads were killed
because of the Jews starting all the problems. The troops were headed for the
Jewish slaves and their villages. Hashem in His greatness, like always swoops
in with the last minute redemption (before the final redemption) and has all of
the Egyptians plagued with a disease that caused their teeth to become black
and their intestines to get cut up.
From this came the pre-redemtpion before Yetziyat Mitzrayim.
This is the reason for the great Shabbat HaGadol.
So smile, because no matter what suffering or problems we
are going through if we really believe in Hashem He will swoop in and do all
the work, as always. [P.S. and it doesn’t even matter if we deserve it or not,
because we are His children.]
SHABBAT HAGADOL
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