What is the meaning of "Passover"?

What is the meaning of the word "Passover". Passover is a time when we can skip spiritually ahead. It is a time when we can make spiritual gains that are not possible at other times.

If this is the case, why is the night of Passover known as "Seder Night", a night defined by order. The essence of the Seder is doing things exactly in the correct order.

The answer to this is that even though Hashem created a world of nature, with its perceived rules that seem to define the world, but Hashem also created a spiritual world that follows completely different rules.

By saying the Hagadah correctly, we are tapping into the spiritual rules that enable us to advance spiritually.
Just like we drive a car without understanding all of the details of how it works, we just know that it works, we have to believe that by doing all of the actions of the seder, we are creating spiritual miracles that we can not see or feel.

from the Shiur:
Pesach Seder: Higher Order




Teacher: Mrs. Shira Smiles

Class: Jewish Calendar III (Pesach-Shavuot)

Added: March 23, 2010