Monday, April 6, 2015

Passover Thoughts - מכות, ד' בנים

The lengthy multiplication of the מכות in Egypt and at ים סוף in the Haggada. Consider that given the fact that the word of מכה itself in kabbalistic writing is often used in terms of multiplication.


ד' בנים -- Was thinking to say that the order of the 4 sons is actually by order of greatest to lowest, the רשע then being second best to that of the חכם. The reason being that in terms of development a man with passion to question -- even if misdirected -- is still significantly greater than a man who has very little drive to question (תם) or even worse a man who has no drive to question at all (שאינו יודע לשאול). Mediocrity and "living life on auto-pilot" being then the greatest evils of all when seen from the perspective of Pesach self-growth and development.