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Rav Levi Yitzchak Mibarditchav asks the following question in
his Sefer Kedushat Levi: Why do we call it Pesach, when the
Torah calls it Chag HaMatzot? If that is the name the Torah
uses, should we ourselves not use it? He gives the following
answer: Whenever we have the opportunity as human beings to praise Hashem, we go for that opportunity, and when
Hashem has the opportunity to praise us, He does. Why does
the Torah call it Chag HaMatzot? Because that is the name that
Hashem gave it since he wanted to praise the Jewish people;
that Bnei Yisroel went into the desert without any worries,
with no food, with tiny pieces of matzah, which is hardly
(2:2 Yirmiyahu (״לכתך אחרי במדבר בארץ לא זרועה״.substantial
Bnei Yirsael went into the Midbar, into a land where there was
no growth, yet they weren't nervous. They followed Hashem
into the Midbar. That’s their praise. However, when we look at
the miracle, we want to praise Hashem and call it Pesach. What
פסח הוא לה׳ אשר פסח על בתי בני ישראל" ?of us remind this does
מצרים׳׳) Shemot 12:27) - that Hashem passed over the houses.
We don't want to say our own praises and say that we're
amazing. We want to say to Hashem how amazing he is. Look at
what You did! You saved all the Jews and took us out of Egypt.
That's why we call it Pesach. We're seeing Hashem’s praise!
This idea is what the Gemara in Brachot also tells us in regard
to Tefillin. If you look at the Tefillin, they are all about praising
(6:4 Devarim (״שמע ישראל ה‘ אלוקינו ה‘ אחד״ .hashem
Hashem is the one and only. In Brachot, it also says that
Hashem wears Tefillin. What is included in Hashem’s Tefillin?
my like is who) 7:23 II Shmuel (״מי כעמך ישראל גוי אחד בארץ״
Jewish nation, my one nation in the world? Hashem is praising
the Jewish people. He always does. And we always praise
Hashem.
That's how we should view our life. We should go through life
knowing we have a special relationship with Hashem. לדודי ״אני
לי״ ודודי) Shir HaShirim 6:3) I am my beloved and my beloved is
mine. Just like the Jewish people love and want to praise
Hashem, Hashem wants to praise us as well. Have a beautiful
Pesach!