Spectacular Speech
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein The adaptation of this shiur was written l’iluy nishmat Chaya Sarah bas Mattisyahu Halevi/Sandra Koplowitz The essence of the enslavement experience culminating...
Wine and the Seder Night 1: Eliyahu and the...
Comprehending “Charoset”
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein One of the symbolic foods on the Seder plate is charoset, generally comprised of apples, nuts, wine, cinnamon and perhaps some other...
Yizkor in Halacha and Hashkafa
For many people, including many who are otherwise not observant, Yizkor has become an indispensable part of their shul experience. Indeed, although Yizkor can halachically be said privately and without a...
Piyutim: A Primer
The Saga of Rabban Gamliel and Rav Elazar ben...
In the story told in the Haggadah about the Seder in Bnei Brak Rebbe Elazar ben Azarya says he was never able to prevail over the chachamim regarding the requirement to...
The Unparalleled Korban Pesach of King Yoshiyahu: Haftarah for...
The Navi describes the Korban Pesach brought by King Yoshiyahu as unparalleled. Rav Yonasan Eibeshutz asks what made this Korban Pesach different from other ones brought such as the ones brought...
The Magdil/Migdol Controversy: The Haftarah for Shvii shel Pesach
The haftarah of the seventh day of Pesach is the song of David HaMelech to parallel Az Yashir/Shirat HaYam in the Torah Reading. The last verse of the haftarah (Shmuel II...
Kriyat Yam Suf, Achdut, and Sefirat HaOmer: Takeaways from...
ויבאו בני ישראל בתוך הים ביבשה והמים להם חומה מימינם ומשמאלם” – שמות יד:כב” ובני ישראל הלכו ביבשה בתוך הים והמים להם חמה מימינם ומשמאלם” – שמות יד:כט” Why does the...
The First Day of Pesach vs. the Seventh Day:...
A new, full-length maamar and kumzits on Pesach.
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