CLD #559

For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.

Baruch Hashem, we had the zchut to go to Rav Levy’s shiur tonight. It was all about the secrets and remazim (connections) between Pesach and Yosef our forefathers, Mitzrayim, Mitzvot and Emunah in general.

One of the things that shows us the depth behind Lel HaSeder, which BH we will be experiencing Shabbat Night wherever we are around the globe is Karpas, the dipping of the celery.

On a Peshat level, the dipping of the celery, Karpas represents the tears that Am Yisrale shed while being under 210 years of slavery in Mitzrayim under Pharaoh’s rule. Rav Levy added beautiful Chiddushim (Torah insights) on the Karpas to show us the secrets behind a single step of the 15 steps in the Lel HaSeder, further explaining how deep in Torah the first night of Pesach actually is.

The Karpas, when broken down as a Rashei Tevot (acronym), is read like this: Kaf-Resh-Peh-Samech, which is an acronym for Kelal Rishon Peh Sagur, the first basic teaching is to keep your mouth silent. What does this mean and what does this have to do with Pesach?

If we know a little Torah we learn that the entire story of Am Yisrael going down to Egypt in the first place begins from the selling of Yosef as a slave to Moabite traders in the dessert. We know from Rashi and other mepharshim (commentators) that Yosef was punished, sold and sent to Egypt to later become the viceroy under Pharoah before the entire slavery issues, is because of his Lashon Harah about his brothers actions. If one reads the words of the Pesukim in Parashat Miketz very carefully they see Yosef retells the story of what his brothers are doing to his father, Yaakov, not exactly with 100% honesty.

This shows us the severity behind Lashon Harah, speaking gossip, and what the consequences are behind it. For example with Yosef: he had to be in prison for 12 years! Therefore when looking at Karpas alone we think kelal Rishon Peh Sagur, the first teaching is to stay silent! STOP THE GOSSIP.

What does Karpas also represent? Karpas, the celery, represents Am Yisrael’s reasoning for going to Egypt, which we just said was from the story of Yosef. If we look at celery itself we see it is like straight lines paralleled side by side. Yosef’s Kutonet Pasim, Technicolor Dreamcoat, was another reason the brothers were jealous of Yosef which caused the whole tension to begin!

And last but not least (there is definitely so much more to write about): Karpas when played around with comes out to Parech Sameach – Peh, Resh, Chaf, Samech. Which represents the Avodat Parech, the great difficulty in work that the Samech -60 Ten Thousand- Jews had to go through during the slavery in Egypt.

We see from these beautiful insights of Torah that everything behind what we do has so much depth to it!

SHABBAT SHALOM & CHAG KASHER VE SAMEACH!

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