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Rav Levi Yitzchak Mibarditchav asks the following question in

his Sefer Kedushat Levi: Why do we call it Pesach, when the

Torah calls it Chag HaMatzot? If that is the name the Torah

uses, should we ourselves not use it? He gives the following

answer: Whenever we have the opportunity as human beings to praise Hashem, we go for that opportunity, and when

Hashem has the opportunity to praise us, He does. Why does

the Torah call it Chag HaMatzot? Because that is the name that

Hashem gave it since he wanted to praise the Jewish people;

that Bnei Yisroel went into the desert without any worries,

with no food, with tiny pieces of matzah, which is hardly

(2:2 Yirmiyahu (״לכתך אחרי במדבר בארץ לא זרועה״.substantial

Bnei Yirsael went into the Midbar, into a land where there was

no growth, yet they weren't nervous. They followed Hashem

into the Midbar. That’s their praise. However, when we look at

the miracle, we want to praise Hashem and call it Pesach. What

פסח הוא לה׳ אשר פסח על בתי בני ישראל" ?of us remind this does

מצרים׳׳) Shemot 12:27) - that Hashem passed over the houses.

We don't want to say our own praises and say that we're

amazing. We want to say to Hashem how amazing he is. Look at

what You did! You saved all the Jews and took us out of Egypt.

That's why we call it Pesach. We're seeing Hashem’s praise!

This idea is what the Gemara in Brachot also tells us in regard

to Tefillin. If you look at the Tefillin, they are all about praising

(6:4 Devarim (״שמע ישראל ה‘ אלוקינו ה‘ אחד״ .hashem

Hashem is the one and only. In Brachot, it also says that

Hashem wears Tefillin. What is included in Hashem’s Tefillin?

my like is who) 7:23 II Shmuel (״מי כעמך ישראל גוי אחד בארץ״

Jewish nation, my one nation in the world? Hashem is praising

the Jewish people. He always does. And we always praise

Hashem.

That's how we should view our life. We should go through life

knowing we have a special relationship with Hashem. לדודי ״אני

לי״ ודודי) Shir HaShirim 6:3) I am my beloved and my beloved is

mine. Just like the Jewish people love and want to praise

Hashem, Hashem wants to praise us as well. Have a beautiful

Pesach!