The point of cleaning for Pesach is to remember that we are leaving Egypt, leaving the things that constrict us spiritually.

The quote frames pre-Passover cleaning not as mere domestic preparation but as a ritualized act of memory and inner liberation. In Jewish tradition, removing chametz (leaven) recalls the Exodus’s haste and symbolizes breaking with “Mitzrayim,” often read not only as Egypt but as “meitzarim” (narrow places)—states of constriction. Raichik’s phrasing emphasizes that physical decluttering can serve as a spiritual practice: identifying habits, anxieties, and attachments that limit growth, and using the season’s discipline to rehearse freedom. The significance lies in linking embodied action (cleaning) with ethical and spiritual transformation, making the holiday’s narrative personally present.