Pesach has passed us. By now our kitchens are back to normal, tin foil covered counters and extra-cautious food preparation is just a memory. Here we are, moving on with our lives, fully leavened.
In the days and weeks leading up to Passover, we cleaned our houses. Really, really cleaned. I got behind the nightstands, under the beds, in the closets, no stone unturned, no crumb unfound, my house was free of Chametz.
When a Jewish woman visits the Mikvah, before she immerses, she must bathe and clean herself meticulously. Underneath her finger and toenails, behind her ears, even betweeen her teeth, must be immaculate. When she enters the Mikvah, and stands before HaShem, she must be free of all intervening substances.
On Pesach, we all had the opportunity to free ourselves of intervening substances and stand before HaShem, once again at Sinai and facing our redemption. Now the tinfoil is gone, the "shine is off it", but we still stand before G-d. Shavuos approaches us, our chance to receive the Torah once again and affirm our commitment to G-d. My question for you is, between now and then, will you let the "intervening substances" build? Or can we all immerse in HaShem's love for us?
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