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The Shmuz on the Parsha

Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier

People Believe What They Want to Believe

Pesach How could the Mitzrim possibly pin the splitting of the sea on the wind?

They were intelligent, thinking people.

“And Moshe stretched out his hand over the sea, and HASHEM moved the sea with a strong eastern wind all the night, and He turned the sea to damp land and the water split.” — Shemos 14:21 Egypt, the country that bragged that no slave had ever escaped its land, stood by helplessly as the Chosen Nation triumphantly left. Yet even at this moment, Pharaoh sent spies along to follow them. After three days, his agents reported back that the Jews had veered off course. Pharaoh called out to his people, “Let us reclaim that which is ours,” and he led them in pursuit.

When the Mitzrim arrived on the scene, the Jews were camped out against the Yam Suf. At that moment, the cloud

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of fire that led the Jews through the desert moved to the back of the camp and stopped the Egyptians from advancing.

That entire night, both camps stood in their places, separated by the Clouds of Glory.

The Ramban explains that during the night, an eastern wind began blowing.

This was the wind that split the sea. At first, it made small indentations in the sea, but as the night wore on, the wind became stronger, and those small indentations grew in size and depth until the sea itself was split into twelve distinct pathways – ready for each tribe to cross in its own channel.

The Ramban explains that HASHEM split the sea with the wind “so that it would appear as if the wind split the sea into partitions.” Even though the wind can’t possibly split the sea, much less split it into twelve separate partitions, nevertheless, because of their great desire to harm the Jews, the Mitzrim “pegged it on a natural cause.” It was just the wind, nothing more.

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the wind? They were intelligent, thinking people. They, as everyone else, clearly understood that this couldn’t be a natural occurrence. How is it possible that they accepted this sham – that the wind split the sea?

Understanding free will The answer to this question is predicated upon understanding the concept of free will. Free will doesn’t mean the theoretical ability to do good or bad. It is the practical ability where either side is possible. When a person can just as easily turn to the bad as to the good, then it is his decision to choose.

As an illustration, do you have free will to put your hand in a fire? In theory, you do. You could do it. But you never would.

It is damaging. It is foolish. So, while in theory you have free will to do it, on a practical level, you don’t.

Creating man

Chazal (our sages) tell us that HASHEM created man to give him the opportunity to shape himself into what he would be for eternity. That molding of the person is accomplished by choosing what is good and proper and avoiding that which is wrong and evil. By making these choices, man forms himself.

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To create an even playing field, HASHEM took the sechel – that pure, brilliant part of me – and inserted it into a body filled with drives, passions, and hungers. Now the two parts of me are integrated. I don’t want only what is good and proper and noble. I also desire and hunger for many other things. My choice of doing only good is no longer so simple.

However, if HASHEM created man only out of these two parts – the sechel and the guf – the purpose of creation would never have been met. The wisdom of man is so great that it would be almost impossible for him to sin. Since every sin damages me and every mitzvah makes me into a bigger, better person, my natural intelligence wouldn’t allow me to sin, no matter how tempted I might be. I would clearly recognize it as damaging to me.

Much like putting my hand into a fire, in theory I would have free will to do it, but on a practical level, I wouldn’t.

Imagination – its role and function Therefore, HASHEM added one more component to the human: imagination.

Imagination is the creative ability to form a mental picture and sense it so vividly, so

graphically; it is as if it is real. Ask anyone who has ever cried while reading a novel whether imagination isn’t a powerful force.

Now armed with this force, man can create fanciful worlds at his will and actually believe them. If man wishes to turn to evil, he can create rationales to make these ways sound noble and proper – at least enough to fool himself. If he wishes he can do what is right, or if he wishes, he can turn to wickedness, and even his brilliant intellect won’t prevent him. With imagination, he is capable of creating entire philosophies to explain how the behavior he desires is righteous, correct, and appropriate. Now man has free will.

People believe what they want to believe The result of this is that people don’t believe that which is factual, proven and true; they believe what they want to believe. And, one of the greatest manifestations of this is the Egyptians following the Jews to their death. Despite living through the makkos, despite seeing the sea split into twelve sections, they didn’t believe it was a miracle. They

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attributed it to the wind because that is what they wanted to believe.

We see a parallel to this in our day, when educated people claim that the world just evolved. No Creator. No Plan.

No purpose. All of the complexity of this vast world just happened. You might wonder how anyone could be so blind.

The answer is quite simple—I don’t want to accept G-d. If G-d exists then someone is in charge. If G-d exists then there are rules. Things I have to do, things I can’t do. That makes me uncomfortable.

I am just much more at ease with denying the whole thing.

For a person to see the truth, he must put away his bias and ask himself what do I honestly think? Forget the consequences. Forget my agenda. What does logic dictate? In that framework, a person will see the Creator as clear as day. However, if he doesn’t want to see the truth, nothing in the world will convince him, not the greatest miracles, and not even the splitting of the sea itself.

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5 Things to Do to Beat the PrePassover Blues

by Sharon Langert

Stressed out? Here’s what you need to do.

1. Get enough sleep. Hahaha! That doesn’t sound very realistic when we have so much to do, and it’s easy to just get lost in time and merrily cook and clean all through the night. I know, it sounds weirdly romantic...but, no. Just no.

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The truth is that you will be much more effective if you just shut everything down, including yourself, and go to sleep. Now, this may take a seriously concentrated effort and a lot of selfcontrol, but trust me, it’s worth it. If your mind is racing and you’re worried about all you have to do, make a neat new list for the next day, and in the morning you will not believe how much more you can accomplish than you could while running on empty and falling apart. When the day is over, it’s over. Forget about it for a few hours and go to sleep.

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3. Focus on gratitude. It’s very easy to feel resentful when it seems you’re doing everything for everyone else, all by yourself. Clearly you should allow others to help you (I personally have a huge issue allowing people to help me, and then end up complaining about doing everything myself. Ask for and accept help!) But even so, when things get overwhelming it’s good to just stop and refocus. This is a good time to take a walk or a workout break, or just simply lock yourself in the bathroom for 5 minutes. Then consciously think about all your blessings: your family, kids, money (or at least the credit card you don’t have to deal with today), your house, and even your strength, fortitude, and talent to do it all. Thank Hashem and then thank yourself. Tell yourself how awesome you are!

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ith Passover less than a week away, it’s quite possible that we may be feeling... just a little stressed out, which can sometimes bring on a major case of pre-holiday blues.

Fortunately, I’ve been doing the Yom Tov thing for a long time and have a few recommendations for keeping your sanity...not that I guarantee that I always use them or actually maintain my own sanity. But if we have a few tools in our back pocket, we may actually remember to grasp for them when the going gets tough and we’re faced with those ‘breaking point’ moments.

Here are five important things to do to help you combat those pre-holiday blues:

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process towards gratitude, it makes a huge difference in how you feel, and the energy you emit to your family will be more positive. And that will come back to you. Gratitude can be extremely strengthening for yourself and your family connections.

4. Connect with friends. As long as your friends aren’t competitive foodies who like to show off their freezer(s) full of Pesach goodies, and they’re slightly as stressed or bluesy as you are, then make sure to carve out time to see them.

Admitting that you don’t always love Yom Tov prepping and feel immensely guilty and inadequate about it, and then finding out that you’re not alone, can be extremely therapeutic. Even a 1/2 hour corroborating with likeminded women over warm coffee (and whipped cream!) can alleviate a huge load of stress.

5. Connect to Hashem. Try to realize WHY we’re doing all of this work in the first place: Because He saved us. And He’s still saving us, and we are grateful. In those moments when our thoughts and energy aren’t feeling positive, talking to G-d can really help. Just ask Him to help and strengthen you, and know that He created imperfection and that you’re good enough just by the fact that you exist.

Here are some of my personal Passover survival tips that I’ve learned to be okay with over the years: 1. I don’t compete. I’m really great at a lot of things but I don’t have to be great at everything. And I certainly don’t have to do exactly what everyone seems to be doing.

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Connect to Hashem.

Try to realize WHY we’re doing all of this work in the first place: Because He saved us.

And He’s still saving us, and we are grateful.

In those moments 2. I don’t participate in the frenzy. It seems like everyone’s running around crazed the minute Purim is over. My attitude is that I’ll be busy right before

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Yom Tov anyway so why extend the craziness before I really have to. I watch the frenzy from afar and maybe I’ll write up a menu and shopping list over coffee a week and a half or so before Yom Tov. 3. I clean according to Jewish law.

Learn the laws and you will relax immediately. For example, you are not responsible for the crumbs the size of a molecule embedded in your sofa. You do not have to remove every book from the shelves and vacuum every page. Learn the laws and delegate jobs.

4. I don’t bake on Pesach. With the exception of one bowl brownies or cake mixes, I can proudly say that my desserts consist of fresh fruit, ices, or brownies with ice cream. Or we skip dessert completely. I’ve never whipped an egg white for a Pesach cake, and no one in my home has ever felt deprived.

5. I avoid almost anything that requires a food processor. Besides for the requisite potato kugels, there’s no reason why a yom tov meal can’t consist of fresh chicken, good meats, roasted veggies, and fresh salads. Kugels shmugels...they mostly feed the garbage can anyway.

6. I expect imperfection. No matter how you slice it, family time can get intense. Instead of worrying about what can go wrong, I expect things to go wrong. Then I can laugh about them, or at least deal without drama.

Sending you all lots of positive energy and love and wishing you a beautiful, warm, redeeming Chag Kasher V’Sameach!!

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Age of the Universe: One Approach

by Daniel Friedmann

Is the universe 13.8 billion years old or 5,779 years old?

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s the universe 13.8 billion years old as scientists say, or 6,000 years old, as many interpreters of Genesis say?

Scientists look at the cosmos; they measure something that they assume came about naturally and try to determine its age. Let’s take an example.

We look at the sun, and we can measure with satellites exactly how much hydrogen and helium are in the sun today. We also know – assuming that everything came about naturally – how much hydrogen and helium were present at the very beginning of the universe. Finally, we understand the nuclear reaction that converts hydrogen into helium, which is what the sun is doing, so we can tell how long it takes for a certain amount of hydrogen

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to change into helium. Therefore, if we know how much hydrogen there was at the beginning, how much hydrogen there is now, and how long it takes to convert that much hydrogen into helium, we can calculate that to have today’s ratios of hydrogen and helium, the sun had to burn for 4.5 billion years.1 Other methods are used in other areas of science, but they are all similar: you assume everything happens naturally, you measure something, and you calculate to see how long it would take for that change to have happened.

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sun. And if you make that assumption, the result is correct; the parameter would take that long to appear. But Torah is saying no, everything was made ready to use.

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ith Pesach around the corner we are starting to turn our attention to the menus that will be served throughout Yom Tov. The groceries are fully stocked with every imaginable ingredient with reliable kosher certifications. In our home we use only the most basic ingredients. We try to follow the tradition kept by our parents who are from eastern European descent. In those days there were hardly any products kosher for Pesach. When I was growing up in distant Sao Paulo, Brazil very few items were kosher for Pesach; I remember my Mother cooking up sugar in water to dissolve it and make it acceptable for Pesach use, since the accreditation was not up to my fathers’ standards. How she created cakes with that liquid sugar is beyond me. But we did get a few cakes on Yom Tov! How about frying the salt in a dry frying pan which made it kosher for Pesach? Today even though almost everything is available in kosher for Passover version, we try to keep away from as much as we can to show that Pesach is about restraint. For one week it is very doable, and fresh food is always delicious!

So as you are doing your Pesach shopping make sure to check all ingredients for proper kosher certification.

This year with Pesach starting on Friday evening it is easier to stick to our basic Shabbos menu.

Here are some traditional easy and delicious recipes to enhance your Yom Tov pleasure!

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Best Beet Salad This simple salad is easy to prepare and uses up the beets cooked for the borscht. It can be served as a side as it adds color to any dish.

Ingredients 6 cooked beets 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup red onions 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice 2 Tbs oil Directions Slice beets and onions to desired size. Toss into a bowl and add sugar, lemon juice and oil. Serve at your convenience. It will last a week in the fridge in a tightly covered container.

Preparation 15 minutes Serves 8

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Finger Licking Good Sweet and Spicy Beef Stew In our family one of our favorite meats is flanken as they cook long and are tender and very tasty. The grandchildren always want to know when we are serving flanken.

Ingredients: 2 lb wide flanken slices or spare ribs with or without bones 2 Tbs potato starch 2 tsp vegetable oil ½ tsp ginger (minced) 1 Tbs garlic (minced) 1 Tbs salt 1 cup water 1 cup cooking or other semi sweet wine ½ cup brown sugar or honey (optional0 2 Tbs lemon juice 2 green onions (sliced) 1 medium onion (sliced) Oil (for frying)

of oil. Add garlic and ginger, stir fry 30 seconds. Add salt, wine and water. Add brown sugar or honey and dissolve into the sauce. Bring the sauce to a boil and boil for 2-3 minutes.

Remove from heat.

Step 2: Dredge meat slices in potato starch and let it sit for 10 minutes (this is very important, do not skip).

Step 3: Heat up about ½ cup of oil in your frying pan to about medium heat. Add the beef slices and cook for 3 minutes (or use a deep fryer).

Step 4: Remove the meat from the pot with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Add onions to the oil in frying pan and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the steak back to the pan and pour in the sauce. Cook while stirring until the sauce begins to thicken. Serve with your favorite stir-fried vegetables.

Preparation 20 minutes Serves 4

Step 1: To make the sauce- in a sauce pan heat 2 teaspoons

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NOONT Pesach Homemade Candy When I was growing up there was no kosher candy to be had on Pesach, so my Mother treated us to luscious candy made with sugar and nuts and even though it took some effort to create they were delicious. I remember them with some nostalgia as the only Pesach candy we ate in those days. Last year I made them with my adolescent granddaughters who loved the experience.

The sugar heats up very high so you must be careful not to have little children around and watch your hands not to burn them.

Use good rubber gloves have your utensils prepared when you are ready to pour the hot melted sugar onto a cutting board.

Ingredients 1 lb honey ( you can skip the honey and use only double the amount of sugar) 3/4 cup sugar 1 lb chopped walnuts or almonds 2 Tbs oil

Directions In heavy pan, boil honey and sugar on a low flame until dissolved.

Stir constantly watching it should not burn.

Add chopped nuts and simmer over low flame for 10-15 minutes or until a medium-brown color. Stir carefully with a wooden spoon to prevent burning.

Wet a board or marble slab well and spread mixture with a wet spatula, about 1/2- inch thick. With a wet knife, cut into small squares or triangles. Allow to cool. Feel free to insert a small stick into the hot pieces to make a lollipop ; it will surely be a treat for the children Cover and store at room temperature. Delicious!

Preparation 45 minutes Did you know that if you prepare your Yom Tov with simcha you increase your reward manifold! Happy preparing!

Find many more delightful recipes in my soon to be released book Kosher Classics.

Kosher Classics In Kosher Classics, nutritionist and popular educator Gitta Bixenspanner takes us through the Jewish year, offering only the most delicious dishes at every stop. You’ll enjoy a full selection of Shabbos-worthy delicacies, everything from the perfect potato kugel to creamsicle ice cream. And along with recipes to enhance each season and holiday (including an international-themed Purim party menu!), you’ll find fresh ideas for the kids’ lunch boxes, easy crock-pot dinners, tips for the best summer barbecues, and even gourmet recipes for those special occasions.

In her warm, friendly style, Gitta shows how to take advantage of each season’s bounty, all with an eye toward nutrition. Whether you’re new in the kitchen or an experienced cook, the 300+ recipes in Kosher Classics will expand your repertoire and introduce new family favorites.

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