Hi,

Hope you’re having a great day.

Here’s a thought for the Seder.

The Torah has an interesting name for the Seder night.

It calls it ‘a night of anticipation for G-d’   (Exodus, 12:42). 

A time that G-d was “looking forward” to.

For how long?

… Since the creation of the universe!

Because G-d created the world.  But it was not complete.

Not until the Exodus, the birth of the Jewish People.

A People with a special mission.

To teach the world about G-d.

About a G-d Who makes moral demands.  Who cares about how we live.

… And the Jewish mission is more than teaching the world about G-d.

It’s teaching the world about man!

And man’s potential.

That we are capable of elevating our lives.

Of having a relationship with G-d.

And capable of emulating G-d by doing acts of kindness.

These are such important lessons.

Which is why the Exodus was a day of anticipation for G-d.

A day that He was “looking forward to”!

… And it wasn’t just thousands of years ago.

G-d looks forward to the Seder night every year.

Including next Monday night.

Because the Seder is about reliving our history.

And about committing ourselves to the Jewish future.

G-d looks forward to hearing that He can count on us!