Hametz (Passover preparation)

Before Passover, we search for hametz—leaven, the agent that makes dough swell and rise. In meditation, hametz can be understood in several dimensions. In the body, it resembles inflammation: places that feel swollen, tender, or sore, where irritation lingers in the tissues. In the heart, it mirrors fermentation: emotions quietly bubbling and expanding beneath the surface—old frustrations, excitements, or unsettled feelings working themselves through. In the mind and spirit, hametz becomes inflation—the subtle rising of the ego, the sense of being puffed up with certainty, pride, or self-importance. This meditation invites a gentle inner search, like the candlelit inspection before Passover. Where is the body swollen or sore? Where are feelings fermenting? Where has the self become inflated? The practice is not harsh purging but attentive noticing. With breath and awareness, we sweep these spaces lightly, allowing swelling to ease, ferment to settle, and the puffed-up self to soften—returning to a simpler, humbler presence ready for renewal.

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Hametz (Passover preparation) is an episode from Rabbi Alon C Ferency by Rabbi Alon C Ferency.

This episode is 18:43 long.

This episode was published on Apr 3, 2026.

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