[Avodah] Megirot and Bediqas Chameitz

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 11:23:58AM +0200, Shoshana L. Boublil lamented
on Areivim about the devolution of the Megirot Movement (?):
: The original idea was based on Avodat Hashem shel Nashim. The
: drawers were used as a focus for Tikun HaMidot...

An approach I have pushed for to bediqas chameitz by both genders.

The Ari haQadosh is quoted as saying that whomever is careful not to have
any chameitz in the home will be blessed with being saved from cheit the
following year. It is from this notion that we have such a haqpadah on
bal yiraeh bal yimatzei on less than a kezayis. So, we go frantic for
a month "spring cleaning" off this havtachah.

However, is it possible to avoid aveirah if one cleans up all the
chameitz but leaves internally all the ga'avah, thoughtlessness, apathy
or procrastination?

In case you're wondering about that list of middos ra'os, I am trying
for the antonym of matzah:
    - lekhem oni
    - lekhem she'onim alav devarim harbei
    - the matzah of the qorban, "choq le'loam" -- obedience and
      commitment
    - shelo hispiq betzeiqam lehachmitz

And so, the spring cleaning phase of pre-Pasach preparations can be
a chance to go through the drawers -- and closets, and the car seats,
and ... -- with an eye to how the associations they bring up relate to
these four middos in particular.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

PS: I just hope it's not inyana deyoma yet for any in the chevrah. <g>

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