Free Lunch vs. True Freedom

“There is no such thing as a free lunch.”

It’s much easier to go for the free lunch. At least in the short-term. There is no worrying where your next meal is coming from, you don’t even have to decide on the menu. You may not love the food that is being served, but hey, it’s free, and you can’t beat free.

Unless of course, it’s not really free.

In the desert, the Jews were confused by this as well. They “remembered” the free lunches they had back in Mitzrayim, where they ate fish, cucumbers, garlic, onions, and melons for “free”. They wished they were back there, under the yoke of slavery – all for the free lunch. Which of course wasn’t free.

On this Z’man Cheirusainu (festival of freedom), make the decision to become truly free. Free of costly parental support. Free of relying on the government. Free of other people ordering you what to do.

Become truly free by having YOU decide your destiny. This is what we celebrate on Pesach. True freedom may seem difficult, or even impossible, but it is what we are celebrating today.

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