Shevi`i Shel Pesach and Achrei Mot - 2019

Chevra, tomorrow is שביעי של פסח followed directly by Shabbat אַחֲרֵי מוֹת. The last day of Pesach is not a seperate Chag, but we don’t do work on it (except for cooking related to Chag). The major item of interest from this day is the Splitting of the Sea of Reeds and the destruction of the Egyptian army. Because of the death and destruction of the Egyptians during Pesach, except for the first day of Pesach, full Hallel is not recited, but only a 1/2 Hallel. Similarly, Amazon does not take pleasure in the downtime or faults of our competitors.
Ahcrei Mot, after the death of Aaron’s sons, is predominantly about the Yom Kippur Service and repentance. The last paragraph, however, is about the holiness of Eretz Yisrael. Just as we need to keep the land holy, we can take pride and pleasure in the good things that spring out of AWS.
Chag Sameach and Shabbat Shalom.