Passover is the time to reset oneself

• Published date: 18 April 2024
• Author: DAVID BERGER
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Last night, Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto arrived at the mitzvah bakery in the Williamsburg district of New York. Surrounded by his sons, his successor Rabbi Yoel Pinto and Rabbi Meir Eliyahu Pinto, Rabbi Pinto himself inserted the matzahs in the oven and baked them for Passover

After observing the commandment of baking matzah, Rabbi Pinto spoke inspiring words to his students and others in the bakery. He explained, "Passover is the holiday of freedom. True freedom begins in a person's heart. We all have 'leaven' in our hearts, in our feelings, and in our thoughts. We have lost our integrity and a straightforward view of the world.

"Passover has the power to liberate us...