Nourishing Body & Soul
by Sharon Rosenblum
Passover 2020
The Coronavirus we are all experiencing this year reminds us of the 10 plagues that are a part of the Passover Story. The Passover story is from the Book of Exodus in the Bible. We have all heard of those plagues. Do you remember them all? They include: Blood, Frogs, Bugs, Wild Animals, Pestilence, Boils, Hail, Locust, Darkness, and The Passover Sacrifice or Death of the First-Born. Why did God bestow these plagues upon the people of Egypt? One obvious reason was to force the Egyptians and the Pharaoh to let the Jews go free. Many also look at the plagues as a punishment for the cruelty towards the Jews. However, in Exodus : 3-5, God explains that the purpose of the miracles in Egypt is so that “Egypt will know that I am God.” In other words, there is only one God. The Pharaoh had been acting as if he was God and wanted to be bowed down to and worshipped.
Sharon Rosenblum
adopted a Gluten Free and Whole Food lifestyle and is adept at modifying recipes to suit different dietary needs. A healthy approach to eating also serves her as an Empath and Intuitive. Eating “clean” foods brings clarity when working with her guides and spirit. And, her joints are no longer achy or sore. Sharon is an Assistant Editor on our Star Nations Magazine Executive Staff and has her own editing business—The Feathering Quill. FB: The Feathering Quill
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grandchildren about what happened, and they “will know that I am G d” (Exodus 10:2). “The purpose of the plagues was to change our perception of life, so that, through the generations, we recognize G d and the significance of His teachings. For ancient Pharaoh, the plagues meant that he eventually obeyed G d and let the Jewish people go free. For us they mean that we recognize G d’s power in our lives, and therefore make the right step which will bring goodness and healing to the world.” (Chabad.org) In the Jewish faith, we think of ourselves as being equally balanced in good and bad. We all have good and bad within us. It is up to us, as
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Another goal of the plagues was “so that the Jewish people will tell their children and
