Jewish holidays aren't merely commemorations of events that occurred thousands of years ago. Rather, they are an attempt to relive the miraculous experiences which caused the holiday to be established. All the different laws and traditions which we practice are meant to help us achieve this objective.

Passover is the time of the year when we are supposed to focus on escaping from our personal Egypt. The Hebrew word for Egypt, "Mitzrayim," means limitations. Our personal “Mitzrayim” consists of our negative constraints and limitations, our bad habits and tendencies. Just as in Egypt G-d cared that we should be free, so too today G-d wants all of us to "Pass over," and become free people. By overcoming our limitations, we are free to become the spiritual people we are destined and yearn to be.