Yes Kosher Friendship Team: Pesach – Making Space for What Matters

by the Yes Kosher Friendship Team

(Edmonton) – As spring arrives, many homes enter a season of clearing and preparation. Beneath the surface, this is more than cleaning, it is about making space.

“סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹב, בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ”

“Turn away from what is not good, do good; seek peace and pursue it.” (Tehillim)

Letting go creates room, for clarity, for kindness, and for peace.

In Tanya, it is taught that the purpose of creation is for this world to become a dwelling place in the lower realms, a place where the Divine is revealed within everyday life (Likutei Amarim, chapter on dirah betachtonim).

Preparing for Pesach reflects this deeply. Removing chametz is not only about physical space, it is about refining what is within us, making room for something higher to be revealed .

Jewish wisdom describes this inner process through the Ten Sefirot, a flow from awareness into action. Thought, feeling, and action align, shaping how we live and how we relate to others.

Around the table, something powerful happens. As it is written:

“הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב וּמַה נָּעִים, שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם יָחַד”

“How good and pleasant it is when people dwell together in unity.” (Tehillim)

A home becomes more than a place, it becomes a space where presence can be felt.

Its meaning is not found in perfection, but in connection.

This is the essence of peace:

“ה׳ יְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹ”

“May there be blessing with peace.” (Tehillim)

Peace is wholeness, when what we understand, feel, and do come into alignment.

It is lived through simple acts:

“וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹך”

As explained in Tanya, true love of others flows from recognizing a shared inner essence (Likutei Amarim, chapter on ahavat Yisrael).

Pesach invites us to transform our homes—and ourselves—into places where something greater can dwell.

As it is written:

“וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ, וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם”

Not in a distant place, but within Ourselves, our homes.

Within each other.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Kosher l’Pesach.

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