Even Greater Than Egypt

The Passover Hagaddah has a section where the question is asked regarding why the Seder is held at night.

It is derived from the extra word “כל” meaning “all.” The reference was that the exodus from Egypt was to be mentioned, “all the days of your life.” It would have been sufficient to get the message across, without the word, “all.” It is derived to teach that the exodus from Egypt should be told at night, at the Seder.

A second explanation was that the reference to recite the exodus both in this world, and until the days of Mashiach.

The implication here is that there will come a time, according to the Prophet Jeremiah, where we will no longer speak of the miracles in Egypt.

Jeremiah wrote that days are coming when no longer will we say, “As Hashem lives, who took us out of Egypt”. But we will say, “As Hashem lives who took us out of the North, and from all the lands where they had been driven away, and they will again dwell in their land.”

In other words, there will come a time when the Jewish people will witness miracles of such a grand proportion, that the miracles of Egypt will pale in comparison.

It has been said that when someone is standing next to a mountain, he cannot appreciate how high it is. There are those who believe that in the future, when they look back at the events between October seventh, 2023 and Pesach, 2026, they will be astounded at the open miracles that were witnessed.

Passover is a time when we give thanks and recognition for past miracles. This year we must give thanks for our current miracles.