Kitniyot Conundrums
When ashkenazim go to sephardi homes, what can they eat, what is the status of the plates and utensils? The origin of kitniyot and the concern about chametz getting mixed in...
The Story We Tell
When you read the Pesach story, you come across something so remarkable and counter-intuitive, which has an important lesson for us today.
Rebbe Akiva Inspires All Generations
Why were the five tannaim gathered at the home of Rebbe Akiva on the Seder night and not at home? Rebbe Eliezer himself praised those who stay home for Yom Tov...
Haggadah Shel Pesach: The Revolutionary Redefinition of the Avudraham
Why do we begin the Haggadah by expounding a pasuk that seems to minimize the importance of the Seder night by saying that we have to remember Yetziat Mitzrayim every day!...
The National Cry of Shabbat HaGadol
Nachal Sorek: אני ה’ לא שניתי – Hashem repeated “לא” twice and this is akin to an oath. Four reasons why the Shabbat before Pesach is called Shabbat HaGadol. Download the...
Something (New) to Say at the Seder
New for 5779! Insights to share at the Seder. Recorded at the Young Israel of Woodmere.
Rav Chaim Brisker’s Landmark Understanding of Makat Bechorot
According to the Tur, one of the main components of Emet V’Yatziv and remembering Yetziat Mitzrayim is mentioning Makat Bechorot. The Mishna Brurah points out that Gemara implies it’s not essential!...
I’m Never Wrong
“Moshe said: “So said HASHEM, ‘At about midnight, I shall go out in the midst of Egypt.” – Shemos 11:4 Moshe changed the wording After months and months of HASHEM showing...
Four Cups, Four Dangers, and Four Redemptions: How We...
The four cups represent the four dangers from which we were saved: physical, spiritual, lack of connection to history, and a lack of connection to hope. In order to merit redemption...
“As If…” – A Pnimiut Ha’Torah Look at Jewish Identity, Redemption...
…as if he personally left Egypt. “’In each and every generation a person must see himself as if he personally left Egypt.’ As it says ‘And you shall tell your child...
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