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Portion Passover - Counting Omer - and Matzas?

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Portion Passover - Counting Omer - and Matzas?

What a funny name for a holiday - Matza !

But that's what we use in the prayers!

Imagine if July 4 th was nicknamed Crackers (besides the cultural implications)!

So the Talmud explains a few meanings - look them up - but I propose another

Every Hebrew word has a 2 letter "root":

Matz is the basis of "found "

(2 letter root with no Alef)

On Passover we celebrate the holiday of finding -

ourselves

Jewish freedom

our peoplehood!

AND look at things this way-

Counting the Omer - and today is the 5th day

We ALWAYS count up - and tomorrow is the 6th...- and -

Not counting down means

Not just "looking forward" to Shavuote

The holiday of receiving Torah

But that we are Daily Doing our Best Prepare for

FINDING (Matz) the Holiness, G-dly meanings in the TORAH -

Torah, from the Almighty.

Shabbat Shalom and Happy and Healthy

Passover

Rabbi Andy Eichenholz