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Today's verses seem totally unrelated: the first is an invitation to the
needy, and the second expresses the eternal hope of the Jewish people to return
to Israel. A great Torah
commentator, the Hidda, gave a fascinating explanation for the hidden connection
between these two verses. He says that one reason why God expelled the people
from His land was their failure to provide for the poor (see Lamentations 1:3).
Thus by caring for those less fortunate, we are rectifying this error and
bringing closer the Ultimate Redemption. For Passover, the incredible non-profit
organization, Meir Panim, will be giving 5,300 pre-paid grocery cards and boxes
of food to elderly, impoverished and struggling families, while also conducting
festive Seders in their dignified soup kitchens.
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