04/18/2025
Enjoy this Dvar Torah for tonight!!!! Pesach sameach!! Make tonight count!!!!
Shevi’i shel Pesach is wild. It’s the splitting of the sea — the grand finale of Yetziat Mitzrayim. But if you really zoom in, it’s not just a miracle; it’s a deep expression of Hashem’s chesed — His overwhelming, unconditional love for us. He didn’t just save us; He literally tore open nature to say: I’m with you. I’ve got you.
But here’s the thing — there was a moment before the sea split. That moment belonged to Nachshon ben Aminadav, who stepped into the water before there was any sign of a miracle. That step — that leap of faith — is what opened the channel.
That’s where Yesod shebeChesed comes in. We’re in the Omer, and today is all about that combo — Yesod (foundation, connection) within Chesed (love). It’s not just love in theory. It’s love that shows up, that takes action, that builds trust. It’s the bridge between the feeling and the reality.
And Rebbe Nachman of Breslov gives us the language for this moment:
“וְדַע, שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לַעֲבֹר עַל גֶּשֶׁר צַר מְאֹד מְאֹד, וְהַכְּלָל וְהָעִקָּר – שֶׁלֹּא יִתְפַּחֵד כְּלָל.”
“And know: a person must cross a very, very narrow bridge. The main thing is — not to be afraid at all.”
(Likkutei Moharan I, Torah 7)
That’s Yesod. That’s what it means to have a foundation in Chesed. It’s being willing to step onto that narrow bridge, because you trust the One who built it. It’s Emunah in motion.
So on this day, Shevi’i shel Pesach, and on this level of the Omer, the invitation is personal:
Where in my life do I need to step in like Nachshon? Where is the water rising around me — and I know the only way forward is trust?
Yesod shebeChesed is Hashem saying: I love you — now take my hand. And it’s us answering back, I trust You enough to walk into the unknown.
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