THE PROMISE OF REDEMPTION: SURE, AS IF IT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED

How is it possible to say that, prior to the exodus, when the Jewish people were still entrenched in exile, from the time of Rosh Chodesh Nissan (“This month shall be for you”), Nissan is referred to as the Month of Redemption? Security was so controlled at the Egyptian border, throughout the entire country, that the Torah testifies, “Not a single slave was able to escape Egypt.” So how is it possible to say that from the time of Rosh Chodesh it was the Month of Redemption?

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DON’T EVEN BLINK: MOSHIACH IS COMING NOW!

If G-d had caused the Jewish people to remain exiled in Egypt a little while longer, they would have completed the ultimate purpose for which the world was created. Nevertheless, “Once the time of redemption had arrived, G-d did not delay even the blink of an eye.”

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FOUR CUPS

Since the wine (being rich in taste) celebrates the climax of the exodus, when the Jewish people merited the Torah after weeks of personal effort, consequently, only the mitzva of drinking wine could be associated with all four expressions of redemption.

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YUD-ALEF NISSAN 5761: THE REBBE’S 100TH YEAR

Yes, everyone is busy getting ready for Pesach, cleaning, giving out shmura matza, etc., but Yud-Alef Nissan is Yud-Alef Nissan!

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