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Jewish Holidays

Passover or Pesach commemorates the day the Jewish people were freed from Egypt and is marked on the first night by the Seder and the reading of the Haggadah which relates the story of the exodus from Egypt

The Essence of Pesach and Our Job at the End of Time
The Essence of Pesach and Our Job at the...
What is the spiritual necessity embedded in Pesach that was meant to be fulfilled by a historical event? What event is Pesach meant to rectify? How do the halachos help us...
Apr 8, 2019
By Rabbi Mendel Kessin
Understanding the Structure of the Pesach Haggadah
Understanding the Structure of the Pesach Haggadah
The Gemara says we begin with the bad and end with the good: Shmuel holds we begin with עבדים היינו; Rav says we begin with מתחילה עובדי עבודה זרה היו אבותינו....
Apr 8, 2019
By Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon
Egg Matzah, Sheruya (Gebrokts), and Kitniyot: A Survey of the Issues
Egg Matzah, Sheruya (Gebrokts), and Kitniyot: A Survey of...
The Seder night is the only time when there is a positive obligation to eat matzah. The beginning of the Haggadah says we eat matzah to remember what our ancestors ate...
Apr 7, 2019
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
The Pnimiyus of Pesach (Part 3)
The Pnimiyus of Pesach (Part 3)
Why were the Jews in Egypt to begin with, and what was really accomplished when they left? Listen to part 1 Listen to part 2 Shiur provided courtesy of torahthinking.com
Apr 3, 2019
By Rabbi Mendel Kessin
The Pnimiyus of Pesach (Part 2)
The Pnimiyus of Pesach (Part 2)
Why were the Jews in Egypt to begin with, and what was really accomplished when they left? Listen to part 1 Listen to part 3 Shiur provided courtesy of torahthinking.com
Apr 3, 2019
By Rabbi Mendel Kessin
Seder: Splitting of Songs
Seder: Splitting of Songs
 Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein The words signifying the order of the Seder are well known. We begin withKadesh/Sanctifying the Seder night over wine, continuing with another...
Apr 3, 2019
By Shira Smiles
What Do We Tell the Children?
What Do We Tell the Children?
The only two mitzvot where the Torah repeatedly uses the concept of שמירה (guarding) are Shabbos and Pesach. What is the common denominator and why are they so important? Pesach has...
Apr 3, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Haggadah Shel Pesach: The Mysterious Old Age of Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah
Haggadah Shel Pesach: The Mysterious Old Age of Rebbe...
Chatam Sofer: The Rambam says that the reason Rebbe Elazar ben Azarya appeared old even though he was only 18 is because he was so involved in learning that he aged...
Apr 3, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Haggadah: Instructions Included
The Haggadah: Instructions Included
One of the central mitzvah of the Seder night is relating the story of the Exodus from Egypt. The medium we use is the Haggadah. The Haggadah includes not just the...
Apr 2, 2019
By Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold
The Pnimiyus of Pesach (Part 1)
The Pnimiyus of Pesach (Part 1)
Why were the Jews in Egypt to begin with, and what was really accomplished when they left? Listen to part 2 Listen to part 3 Shiur provided courtesy of torahthinking.com
Apr 2, 2019
By Rabbi Mendel Kessin

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