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What if Passover isn’t just a memory—but a moment of spiritual breakthrough available right now? In this teaching for Shabbat HaChodesh, we explore the first commandment given in Egypt: sanctifying time. Why would God give Israel control of the calendar before the Exodus even happened? Could the real battle before Passover be Amalek cooling our spiritual passion? What if the festivals are not simply reminders of the past—but portals where divine light enters the world again each year? And could the Pesach Seder itself be designed to trigger a quantum leap in faith and transformation? Join us as we prepare for Passover and rediscover how one small step of devotion can become a quantum leap.

Why did Moses ask one of the strangest questions in the Torah: “Show me Your glory”? Most people read this moment as a mystical encounter between Moses and God. But what if that’s not what’s happening at all? What if Moses wasn’t asking for himself—but for Israel? In the aftermath of the golden calf, when God threatens not to go with His people, Moses makes a bold request that reshapes Israel’s future. Why does God respond by declaring His character instead of showing His power? And how does this moment become the foundation for the Tabernacle, Leviticus, forgiveness, and ultimately the story of Yeshua? This is where everything begins.

Are you building for God… or building for yourself? Last week we talked about impressing God. But what happens when ambition turns into idolatry? The Torah hints at something profound in the double yod of Vayeitzer — two inclinations, two Adams, two sides of you. Are you Adam 1 — the builder, achiever, dominion-taker? Or Adam 2 — the seeker, the covenant soul longing for connection? What if you were made to be both? This teaching explores the tension between drive and devotion, work and worship, yetzer hara and yetzer hatov — and why suppressing either one may cost you your calling. Which side of you is winning?