Today the Chief Rabbi of Panama ,Rabbi Peretz, gave a beautiful Shiur (Torah Lecture) on the significance of the Maror( bitter herbs) and the Harozet( cooked apples or dates mixed with wine, cinnamon and walnuts) that we eat at the Seder table. The Maror is connected to the bitterness the Jews experienced during their hard labor in Egypt as slaves and the Harozet represents the mortar that was used to stick the bricks of the Pyramids together. Sometimes the hard labor came with their blood which represents the “Ruah” the force of the soul and they used this will to build. The Harozet which is sweet (and it’s made also with bitter ingredients) is teaching us that in life when we want to grow to the next level of our potential it comes with bitterness and effort. We have to give up our comfort zone to be able to grow, but the reward comes with sweetness like the Harozet which is made with some bitter ingredients. The important thing is to give the first step in the right direction and H”S will guide the way just as he did for us when we left Egypt. Our determination and leap of faith is the key to ignite the miracle of change in a sweet way.
“Live a Little Higher”
