The 15 Stages of the Pesach Deliverance
Pesach, festival of deliverance from slavery in Egypt, is celebrated on 15 Nisan. The Seder of the first night has 15 successive operations.
The course also recalls the 15 kindnesses G-d did for Israel, and sees in it a religious experience for understanding the 15 fundamental values of creation (יה).
Pesach is the festival of deliverance from slavery in Egypt. Through Pesach, and especially the first night and the sumptuous ceremony of the Seder, the whole family gathered celebrates the great miracles of the Exodus.
The Seder takes place on the 15th of the month of Nisan (ט״ו בניסן), “head of all the months of the year for the Torah,” and is articulated in exactly 15 successive operations, performed meticulously, in gratitude and acknowledgment to the Eternal.
1 Kadesh (sanctification) · 2 Urchatz (washing hands) · 3 Karpas (dipped vegetable) · 4 Yachatz (dividing the matzah) · 5 Maggid (telling the Exodus) · 6 Rachtzah (ritual washing) · 7 Motzi (blessing on bread) · 8 Matzah (unleavened bread) · 9 Maror (bitter herbs) · 10 Korech (sandwich) · 11 Shulchan Orech (festive meal) · 12 Tzafun (hidden afikoman) · 13 Barech (final blessing) · 14 Hallel (praises) · 15 Nirtzah (acceptance).
טו מעלות טובות שעשה הקב״ה לישראל. 1 He took us out of Egypt · 2 He executed judgments on them · 3 on their gods · 4 He slew their firstborn · 5 He gave us their wealth · 6 He split the sea for us · 7 He led us through on dry land · 8 He drowned our oppressors · 9 He supplied our needs in the desert for 40 years · 10 He fed us the manna · 11 He gave us the Shabbat · 12 He brought us close to Mount Sinai · 13 He gave us the Torah · 14 He brought us into the Land of Israel · 15 He built the Temple for us.
According to the course, whoever wants to understand the deep meaning and detail of the 15 fundamental values of creation must go through the religious experience of these 15 operations lived concretely on 15 Nisan.
The Seder is not only a festive meal: the course sees in it an initiatory journey through the 15 dimensions of divine reality.
Quiz — The 15 Stages of Pesach
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