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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 Essential Elements of the Commandment to Retell the Redemption from Egypt
The Essential Elements of the Commandment to Retell the...
And Moshe said to the nation: Remember this day that you went forth from Egypt, from the house of bondage – for with a mighty hand Hashem took you forth from...
Mar 30, 2012
By Rabbi Bernie Fox
Fundamentals of the Seder Night
Fundamentals of the Seder Night
How & why is the paragraph of Arami Oved Avi the focus of the Haggadah? Why not tell the story from the source, Sefer Shemot. Why do we use the farmer’s bikkurim...
Mar 30, 2012
By Shira Smiles
Pesach 5772: From Matzah to Bread
Pesach 5772: From Matzah to Bread
The transition from Pesach to Shavuot: Pesach is parallel to not being able to eat from the Etz Hadaat (which according to one opinion was wheat) & Shavuot, the day we...
Mar 29, 2012
By Esther Wein
OU Israel hosts Questions and Answers on Pesach
OU Israel hosts Questions and Answers on Pesach
Watch Rabbi Yissachar Dov Krakowski, OU in Israel Kashrut, Rabbi Mordechai Kuber, and Rabbi Jeff Bienenfeld as they answer your Pesach questions – from kashrut issues, to dinim, minhagim, etc.
Mar 29, 2012
By OU Staff
Fulfilling the Mitzva of Eating Marror at the Seder
Fulfilling the Mitzva of Eating Marror at the Seder
Rav Nissan Kaplan Shlita Rosh Yeshiva in Mir Yerushalayim gives Shiur to OU Kashrus Rabbinic Staff. In the shiur he discusses what can be used to fulfill the mitzva of eating Marror at...
Mar 27, 2012
By Rav Nissan Kaplan
Rav Soloveitchik: Sipur Yetziat Mitzrayim – Part 2
Rav Soloveitchik: Sipur Yetziat Mitzrayim – Part 2
The central part of the Haggadah is Arami Oved Avi. Why is it indispensable to the obligation of Sippur Yetziat Mitzrayim, retelling the story of the exodus from Egypt? How does...
Mar 27, 2012
By Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Rav Soloveitchik: Sippur Yetziat Mitzrayim – Part 1
Rav Soloveitchik: Sippur Yetziat Mitzrayim – Part 1
The central part of the Haggadah is Arami Oved Avi. Why is it indispensable to the obligation of Sippur Yetziat Mitzrayim, retelling the story of the exodus from Egypt? How does...
Mar 16, 2012
By Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Pesach: Redemption from ignorance and delusion
Pesach: Redemption from ignorance and delusion
How do tumah and taharah relate to Korban Pesach, Chet HaEgel, Parah Adumah, and Yetziat Mitzrayim? How do they relate to the mitzvot of Pesach, Matzah, and Marror? Vayakhel-Pekudei 5772.
Mar 16, 2012
By Esther Wein
Haftorahman: Haftarah for Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach
Haftorahman: Haftarah for Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach
Haftorahman brings you a shiur on this Shabbat’s Haftarah from the Book of Prophets, explaining it in a dynamic and exciting way, making learning the Haftorah a fun and enlightening experience...
Apr 21, 2011
By Reuben Ebrahimoff
Haftorahman: Haftarah for Pesach Day 2
Haftorahman: Haftarah for Pesach Day 2
Haftorahman brings you a shiur on this Shabbat’s Haftarah from the Book of Prophets, explaining it in a dynamic and exciting way, making learning the Haftorah a fun and enlightening experience...
Apr 20, 2011
By Reuben Ebrahimoff

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