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”ח ַ ס ֶּ פ ְל תוש ָד ֲח םִי ַ ל ֲע ַ נ “

New Shoes for Pesach

.םי ִק ְד ֹ ובוּ םי ִע ְמ ֹ ו ׁ ש ?םי ִ ׂש ֹ וע ה ָמ

Father didn’t used to buy us new clothes for the holiday. He used to

say: the Sabbath and the holiday renew man; everyone who looks

dirty and full of dust on weekdays – becomes beautiful and clean.

He told us about a poor smart Rabbi that stayed as a guest in a big

city. They invited him to give a sermon at the synagogue on Sabbath,

but he arrived [dressed] in dirty old clothes. When they asked him why

he didn’t change [lit. exchange] his clothes in honor of the Sabbath,

he replied: “the Sabbath changes everything. The soul grows, and the

garment becomes nicer”. And indeed, when he spoke, he suddenly

looked nice, tall and [as] wearing glorious clothes.

But even though father didn’t used to buy us clothes for the holiday,

he would always buy us new shoes for Pesach. Strong good shoes.

And why did he buy shoes and not clothes? Because Pesach is the

holiday of redemption. And if the messiah would come and lead us to

the chosen land, we should have strong shoes. That way we would be

able to walk in the desert and not fall.

Father also told us that Moshe gave the People of Israel new strong

shoes when they exited Egypt. That way they were able to walk in the

desert, which had snakes and rocks in it. Those shoes stayed new for

forty years.

Father also says that ever since we left Israel, we have been

wandering from land to land, waiting for the redemption. Therefore,

when the holiday of redemption will arrive, father wants us to have

good strong shoes.

.םירוסא הצפה וא הקתעה ,שומיש לכ .רוא-ןפלואל תורומש תויוכזה לכ
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