Not By Matzah Alone

By
Rabbi David Kasher

Pesach I Sermon.

Passover is the most important Jewish holiday. The epic tale of liberation. The miraculous displays of God’s might. The founding of the nation of Israel.

But why do we celebrate all of this with… crackers?!

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