THE POWER OF PASSOVER DURING A PLAGUE

 

The Jews in the early time have faced a lot, whether it is from slavery, murderous regimes,

 famines, or pandemics such as plague, and much more. In this segment, we will devote it

 all to the same idea since we thought it deserves the same.

Divinity Behind Passover

In the coming year, the Passover programs will commence in the first half of the year but 

then also there will be a wave of coronavirus pandemic as suggested by experts worldwide. 

Apart from the timings of the holiday this year around, there is a lot we can feel off for the

 Jews and how they fought from their slavery in Egypt. In today’s period, it all seems to be

 just turning out true. 

The seder included during the Passover centers a lot around the experience of wandering 

around freely out of our homes. It will be easy to manage if you follow a few 

 tips to cleaning and organizing your home for passover. But the recent time has shown how

helpless we often feel while we are a force to be trapped inside our house. In the story, there

 is a mention of the miraculous plagues that came as a savior and in the recent clock, we have

 been praying to end this one. There is a need to clean our homes of all non-Passover food,

the same that we got after searching for hours and spending numerous dollars.

But then we face the real heartbreaking news! That is about the Seder which used to be a part

 of gathering as per the tradition. Everyone from friends, family, and even strangers used to

be the part of coming together and eating. But in this situation, the same cannot be done since

 not many family members or friends from different houses can come together and be a part 

of it. For the strangers, you can’t even come within six feet of them.

And yet, the Passover will still take place. Passover is that one such event that we can call the

 stem cell of the Jewish people, a time that reminds them all about the strength they have 

acquired during the fight. It tells about their ability to have a meaningful life and solace in 

extreme circumstances that were way worse than what we are facing these days.

Perhaps there might be a disappointment amongst many that this can’t be celebrated the way

 it should have been. But do not forget about matzo, the unleavened crackers that are needed 

to be consumed because the Jews were needed to be rushed out from their residence even 

before the bread could rise! The entire holiday stands tall as a glorifying moment where the 

strength was the winner against many unexpected events. But still, then, the human beings 

found a meaning, even liberation, in it.

If you have a good look at the Bible you will see that there are multiple mentions of Passover. 

Amongst them, one is about Exodus, the feast of the Passover, and few others as well 

(in Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy) of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread. There is a

 belief amongst  historians that these were maintained in their original position by two different

 segments of  Israelite society, and for them, the spring meant slightly different things. But with

the semi nomadic part of the community, this is an indication regarding the move they can make

 once again, but there was a condition there.

To make a move, they have to sacrifice a lamb just in case there are any evil spirits that they 

can ward off, failing to do so will block their path further ahead. To all those settled folks, the

 event was counted as a major agricultural holiday, a joyful period where they welcome the 

upcoming harvest from spring.

Most of the scholars have a belief that the usual two holidays were eventually formed together

 as a combination in 622 B.C.E due to the following of the orders of Josiah, the king of Judah. 

They think that from there a national celebration has emerged that puts a heart at a pilgrimage 

to the Temple and the killing of a Paschal lamb. Whether the intention was there or not, in

 hindsight, the whole process seems to be more poetic; the elements were pinned from the 

previous commemorations and the sacrifice was there from the former whereas the joy from 

the latter together formed the future of the Jewish.