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Every year at the Seder, when we open the door for our guest Elijah, I think of Zalman Kleinman’s powerful painting: two small, real children standing before a vast, almost uncontainable presence that somehow enters through a simple doorway. It captures two worlds at once—the natural and the miraculous, reality and redemption meeting in a single moment. This year especially, that image feels real. We see strategy, strength, and human effort—but alongside it, moments of protection and success that feel far beyond what nature alone can explain.
The Alter Rebbe teaches that we open the door because this night is a time prepared for redemption—we are ready, if Elijah comes, to greet him immediately. This isn’t just symbolic. It’s a challenge: is your door actually open? Judaism doesn’t only ask what you believe—it asks how you live that belief. Real faith changes how we act. If we truly believe in a future of redemption, then we don’t just speak about it—we get up and open the door.
The Kotzker Rebbe once said that Elijah doesn’t come through the door, but through the heart. Opening the door is training—to make faith real. So this year, when you rise to open the door, don’t do it out of habit. Do it with intention. Open the door—and open your heart—to the possibility that G-d’s miracles are not only in our past, but unfolding even now, leading us toward the ultimate redemption.
Shabbat Shalom & Happy Passover!
Light candles at 6:58 pm
Shabbat ends at 7:59 pm
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Rabbi Yossi Rubin attended event at the NYS capitol celebrating the Lubavitcher Rebbes 14 birthday, Governor Kathy Hochul declaring 124 days of education throughout the state.
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