{ "clip_details": { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "all-who-are-hungry", "title": "All Who Are Hungry", "author": "Dave van Leeuwen", "author_handle": "dave-van-leeuwen", "author_initials": "DV", "covertext": "All Who Are Hungry The Power of Choice The Haggadah is asking which of two categories we fall under: Are we here because...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/105111/conversions/profile10206131289706781-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/105111/profile10206131289706781", "body": "All Who Are Hungry\n\n<p>The Power of Choice</p>\n\n<p>The Haggadah is asking which of two categories we fall under: Are we here because we are <strong>hungry</strong>, or are we here because we are <strong>needy</strong>?</p>\n\n<p>\"Need\" is defined as \"awareness of a lack.\"</p>\n\n<p>Freedom is not simply something that's \"nice\" to have; rather it is a necessary factor to our very being. As much as we need food to exist, we need freedom to live. Just as a man starving in the desert scrambles for even the slightest morsel of food, we should be searching for ideas of personal freedom!</p>\n\n<p>Slavery is not just being ordered around by a guard with a whip. Even a life outside of prison can really be a life of horrendous slavery. Not \"knowing\" what to do with one's life is just as much slavery as not being \"allowed\" to do it.</p>\n\n<p>Making poor choices and becoming dependent on desires is another form of slavery. A heroin addict or even a smoker is often a slave to his body's desires. Materialism, too, may be addictive. Many forces pull on a person's body and cloud the desires of the soul. If a person loses sight of what is truly meaningful, he no longer experiences true freedom. \"Desire\" enslaves as much as any drug.</p>\n\n<p>Imagine that you have no material possessions. Zero. Ask yourself: \"Now what is the quality of my life?\" This will tell you if your soul is really free from the desires of your body.</p>\n\n<p>Or, as the Haggadah says, ask a more immediate question: \"Why am I at the Passover table? Am I hungry and want to get the Haggadah over with so we can get to the meal? If you have ever worked on a very meaningful project that had you so engrossed you completely forgot about eating, then you know what it is like to be aware you need to eat without being hungry. Your body needs food; your car needs gas. But hunger is a desire that controls you.</p>\n\n<p>Or ... are you at the Passover table because you are needy? Do you recognize a lack freedom and therefore wish to participate in the Seder that is a lesson in freedom? Do you feel that your soul is restrained, that life is lacking it's luster? Do you ever feel that even though you don't have someone telling you what to do, at the same time you don't know what to do? Do you want to satiate your need for freedom?</p>\n\n<p>Which is it? The answer will tell you whether your body or your soul is in charge! We can let our body pull us so that our drive is to eat, or let our soul take control and strive for freedom. If you come to the Passover table because you are hungry, then you have made the choice of following your body. The point is not to become an aesthetic and starve yourself. Rather, it is an issue of who is in control ― your stomach or your soul?</p>\n\n<p>These two choices are in front of you. Make a real choice now. And don't be a hypocrite: If you came for the meal, then skip the Haggadah and go straight to the chicken soup! Or, take the Haggadah seriously as a guide-book to finding freedom. Make a decision!</p>\n\n<p>This choice is not only for Passover. It's a choice we can make every day of our lives. Look to yourself and determine what is driving you, your stomach or your mind. Your eyes or your heart. Does the idea of a meaningful idea get you excited as much as the smell of chocolate cake?</p>\n\n<p>The most important step is to decide. Because the alternative of not choosing is paralysis. Today, many young people find it difficult to choose a spouse, a career, a roommate ― and certainly a life direction. \"Choosing\" is one of life's greatest pleasures. Right or wrong decisions bring success or failure. But for those who make no decisions, there is simply nothing. The Haggadah exhorts us: Start choosing <strong>today</strong></p>\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "http://www.aish.com/h/pes/h/All-Who-Are-Hungry.html", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Maggid - Beginning", "slug": "maggid-beginning" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 242, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "All Who Are Hungry | Passover haggadah by Dave van Leeuwen", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Just as the Jews thanked God for passing over their houses in Egypt and protecting them from the fate of the Egyptians, we can learn to thank God for the everyday miracles when we are spared from harm in the first place. Driving somewhere and arriving safely. Not getting sick. Not being hungry.</p>\n\n<p>This Passover, think about all the hidden and open miracles that God has done for you in the past year and thank Him for the incalculable number of “ordinary” moments in which He saved you from harm without you even realizing it.</p>\n\n<p><b>Matzah</b> is the unleavened bread that the Israelites brought with them when they left Egypt. Matzah teaches that God doesn’t need any time to prepare; He can save us in an instant. Since He can turn everything around in a moment, we should never give up hope. And when things are going well, we should remind ourselves that this too is an ongoing miracle. God is with us in this moment even when it seems like everything is just proceeding as “it should.”</p>\n\n<p>When we look at the matzah, think about the times in your life when everything turned around in a moment, seemingly without any warning or effort on your part and how God can do the same for you today, no matter what your challenges may be.</p>\n\n<p><b>Maror</b> is the bitter herb that reminds us of the tears that the Jewish people cried when they were slaves in Egypt. It teaches that when we are going through challenging, seemingly bitter times, sweetness and light and hope are just around the corner. Maror reminds us not to avoid obstacles but to instead recognize that they are a necessary part of the process of success. Without our tears and our prayers, the Jewish nation would not have been able to leave Egypt. Without the bitterness and the struggle, we don’t reach our full potential.</p>\n\n<p>When you look at the maror, think of a struggle you have gone through in the past year and how it helped you become who you are today.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://www.aish.com/h/pes/\">Pesach</a>, matzah, maror symbolize gratitude, hope and grit. With these three powerful gifts we sit around our <a href=\"http://www.aish.com/h/pes/t/si/Haggadah-Insights-to-Share-at-the-Seder.html\">Seder</a> tables and thank God for the miracle of our freedom.</p>\n\n<p><i>(The Pesach and matzah explanations are based on </i><i>Rav Moshe Feinstein ztz”l explanations found in The Reb Moshe Haggada)</i></p>\n</div>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Cup #2 & Dayenu", "slug": "cup-2-amp-dayenu" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 196, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Three Main Passover Symbols: Pesach, Matzah and Maror | Passover haggadah by Dave van Leeuwen", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with exultation: then said they among the nations, The Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things for us; whereat we rejoiced. Bring back our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Though he goeth on his way weeping, bearing the store of seed, he shall come back with joy, bearing his sheaves.</span></p>\n\n<p><span><strong>Leader</strong>:</span></p>\n\n<p><span>רַבּוֹתַי נְבָרֵךְ.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Rabotai n’vareich.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Friends, let us say grace.</span></p>\n\n<p><span><strong>Participants:</strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span>יְהִי שֵׁם יְיָ מְבֹרָךְ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Y’hee sheim Adonai m’vo-rach mei-atah v’ad olam.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Praised be the name of the Lord now and forever.</span></p>\n\n<p><span><strong>Leader:</strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span>יְהִי שֵׁם יְיָ מְבֹרָךְ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם. בִּרְשׁוּת מָרָנָן וְרַבָּנָן וְרַבּוֹתַי נְבָרֵך (אֱלֹהֵינוּ) שֶׁאָכַלְנוּ מִשֶּׁלוֹ.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Y’hee sheim Adonai m’vorach mei-atah v’ad olam. Beer-shut maranan v’rabanan v’rabotai, n’vareich (Eloheinu) she’achalnu mee-shelo.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Praised be the name of the Lord now and forever. With your permission, let us now bless (our God) whose food we have eaten.</span></p>\n\n<p><span><strong>Participants:</strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span>בָּרוּךְ (אֱלֹהֵינוּ) שֶׁאָכַלְנוּ מִשֶּׁלוֹ וּבְטוּבוֹ חָיִּינוּ.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Baruch (Eloheinu) she’achalnu mishelo uv’tuvo chayinu.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Blessed be (our God) whose food we have eaten.</span></p>\n\n<p><span><strong>Leader:</strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span>בָּרוּךְ (אֱלֹהֵינוּ) שֶׁאָכַלְנוּ מִשֶּׁלוֹ וּבְטוּבוֹ חָיִּינוּ.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Baruch (Eloheinu) she’achalnu mishelo uv’tuvo chayinu.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Blessed be (our God) whose food we have eaten.</span></p>\n\n<p><span><strong>All together:</strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span>בָּרוּךְ הוּא וּבָרוּך שְׁמוֹ.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Baruch hu u-varuch sh’mo.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>Blessed be He and blessed be His name.</span></p>\n\n<p><span>בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַזָּן אֶת הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ בְּטוּבוֹ בְּחֵן בְּחֶסֶד וּבְרַחֲמִים הוּא נוֹתֵן לֶחֶם לְכָל בָּשָׂר, כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ. וּבְטוּבוֹ הַגָּדוֹל תָּמִיד לֹא חָסַר לָנוּ וְאַל יֶחְסַר לָנוּ מָזוֹן לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. בַּעֲבוּר שְׁמוֹ הַגָּדוֹל כִּי הוּא אֵל זָן וּמְפַרְנֵס לַכֹּל וּמֵטִיב לַכֹּל וּמֵכִין מָזוֹן לְכָל בְּרִיּוֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר בָּרָא. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, הַזָּן אֶת הַכֹּל.</span></p>\n\n<p><span> <em>Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, hazan et ha-olam kulo b’tuvo, b’chein b’chesed uv-rachamim, hu noten lechem l’chol basar, ki l’olam chasdo, uv-tuvo hagadol, tamid lo chasar lanu v’al yechsar lanu mazon l’olam va’ed. 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