Insights into the Haggadah 5779
Sefer Shemot and the significance of names. What does the name Pharaoh mean? Why would Pharaoh believe the midwives claim that all the Jews knew how to give birth on their...
The Mitzvot of the Seder: A Holistic Picture of...
The mitzvoth of the seder night are varied, but the inner meaning and message is one: Freedom. From Bondage to Freedom The essence of the seder is about the journey from slavery...
“Who Knows One?” New Vistas in Ein Od Milvado
Why do we end the Seder night with Echad Mi Yodea, which seems like a child’s riddle? Is it just a way to keep the children awake? When Yitro praises Hashem...
Taanit Bechorot
What is the origin of the fast of the firstborn? Why do we fast? Most of the Ashkenazi Rishonim quote it but it’s not clearly sourced in the Gemara, it is...
Haftarah for the First Day of Pesach: Milah Forty...
Yehoshua’s father Nun, was the son of Elishama ben Amihud the Nasi of Ephraim. Yehoshua began propesizing right after the mourning period for Moshe. The Haftarah mentions discusses the mass circumcision...
The Haggadah: My Personal Story
Why does the Haggadah turn to the declaration made when bringing Bikkurim to tell the story of the Exodus rather than the story itself? What is emphasized in מקרא ביכורים? Why...
Afikoman: The Tenai of the Avnei Nezer and the...
Until when can the afikomen be eaten? R’ Akiva – all night; R’ Elazar ben Azarya – until chatzot. Like whom do we hold? Most Rishonim say you are only yotzei...
Sippur Yeztias Mitzrayim
Rambam, chapter 7 of Hilchos Chametz u’Matzah
Hearing the Haggadah: the Authentic Messages of the Seder...
The Seder, despite its name seems on the surface to be disorderly. What is the internal logic of the order? What is the goal? How does the Seder accomplish this goal?...
Peh-Sach
The first mishna in Pesachim says that on אור of the 14th of Nisan we check for chametz, the word אור is used instead of לילה in order to use clean...
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