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For many people, Pesach equals family.
Reunions around the table, not only for the Sedarim, but during all the days of the holiday. Traditionally, families and friends would visit each other, and it was an occasion to celebrate together and of course, eat the delicious foods of Pesach.
For us especially, Pesach equals family since our older children, Hanna and Arie, study abroad and come back home for the holiday. We love cleaning the house for Pesach together, preparing for the Seder together, cooking together and going on outings during the intermediate days, Chol Hamoed.
We went this week to Adventure Park: it is an aerial course between trees, where you walk on ropes from one platform to another, slide on the zip-lines and have a lot of fun. To ensure that no one falls down from the trees, we are always attached to the cables with a hoop that is part of the equipment.
We thought that this game can teach us a lot: in order to stay on track and not to fall, we need to attach ourselves to strong ropes. In order to stay on the path of self-improvement and fulfillment of our mission on earth, we need to attach ourselves to strong values and be around exemplary people that can inspire us and support us.
As Rabbi Meir from Premishlan said: "If you are connected Above, you don't fall below".
Chag Sameach and Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Mendel and Nehama Hendel