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Why are there So Many Russian Millionaires in Israel? - This Shabbat Passover Thought of Torah

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Why are there So Many Russian Millionaires in Israel? - This Shabbat Passover Thought of Torah

By now everyone probably knows the joke about how is there an only "One Page Idiot's Guide to Jewish Holidays in a Nutshell"

One page?

They tried to Destroy us.

G-d saved us.

Let's Eat.

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach would say :

Most people have been to seders' where uncle X tells bad jokes, and useless (to say the least ) stories - and you have to smile.

OK - SOMETIMES we're also a little Uncle X.

But tonight we can ALL BE MOSES!

(And focused like the Russian Immigrants who came to Israel 25-35 years ago -

to MAKE IT like the American Jews of the last century! BUT be FOCUSED ON OUR MISSION.

Dress up like Moses with a kittle - or at least a whilte shirt - and be PROUD to be JEWS

Proud NOT to be taken down by the Pharoahs of the world - who view everything in terms of dollars.

and Let's get up before Kiddush - AND get OUT of Egypt! Pray for eah other, and for SPIRITUALITY.

Forget the One Page Idiot's Guide - because WE HAVE A MISSION in this world full of Pharoahs-

and full of falsehoods.

Start by saying "Thank You" to G-d for protecting us from the Egyptians - and the forces of evil.

Say thank you for the miracle of crossing the Red Sea -

for every day of health - and every loved one-

Thank G-d for the Jews getting out of Russia – and Ethiopia –

And recently - more Jews got out of the Uktraine than we thought SURVIVED 60 years ago!

Make this the deepest Passover ever - each and every one at the seder should:

say what they would have been doing if they were THERE in EGYPT seder night,

a nd each person around the table can

ask 4 questions about the dash to the desert - getting away from the Egyptian culture -

as opposed to our Torah and Traditions which started our long journey home via that desert!

Have a great seder and Shabbos and Passover

Love from Israel

Rabbi Andy Eichenholz