Sefirat Haomer: From Matza to Chametz! Around Pesach time one usually hears a number of anti-chametz drashas. These are based on an image already found in Chazal; the yeitzer hara, the evil inclination, is likened to chametz, “the leaven in the dough.” It is usually pointed out that chametz causes a puffing up of the … Continue reading Iyar: From Matza to Chametz