- Netilat Yadayim;
- Brachot over food, followed by Birkat Hamazon;
- Divrei Torah during the meal.
Pharaoh – Nape of the Neck – Food
Pharaoh – Nape of the Neck – Food
According to Kabbalah, Pharaoh symbolizes the nape of the neck and the throat. Pharaoh’s enslavement of the Jewish people consisted in depriving them of the ability to speak Holy Speech, which he silenced by taking the Jews “by the throat”.
Therefore, the Jews were liberated only after they were able to cry out:
"And G-d heard their groaning, and G-d remembered His covenant with Avraham, with Yitzchak, and with Yaakov". (Shemot 2:24)
Pharaoh had three chief servants:
“sar hamashkim” (chief cupbearer) – corresponds to the trachea;
“sar haofim” (chief baker) – corresponds to the esophagus;
“sar hatabachim” (chief butcher) – corresponds to the jugular vein.
These three tubes are the rulers (sarim) of all desires, and each of them receives its power from Pharaoh, the father of impurity.
Therefore, interacting with these servants, which takes place every time we eat, brings us into direct contact with Pharaoh himself.
There are three things through which we can ensure that Pharaoh and his servants have no power over what we eat:
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