A Thought on The Hagadah

The Pesach Hagadah ...

by Shmuel knopfler

The Hagadah commences with shame & he ends with praise ...
Why are we starting with shame?

Normally a nation would pride itself with a glorious past
not with disparaging remarks.

We are not no remind the convert of his checkered past.
The Maharal points out that in order for a person to ascertain his
current position he must look into his past from where he came from.

This is an integral part of Hakaras Tov, simple gratitude.

A third of the Jewish people were decimated 70 years ago.
Today we are resuscitated in our own land with the language of our ancestors.

What a contrast to the abyss we came from.
This is a clear & open miracle of HaShem.
Our physical & spiritual revival manifests itself both
on an individual as well as on a national level.

חג כשר ושמח