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Torah Tidbits Audio: Shabbat HaGadol and Pre-Pesach 5771
The 4 children aren’t just 4 types of children – each of the 4 traits can be found in a each child, to some extent. We try to transform the others into a...
Apr 15, 2011
By Phil Chernofsky
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Themes of the Passover Haggadah
Rabbi Weil discusses themes in the Haggadah. Topics include the difference between “avadim hayinu” (dative) and “avdei Hashem” (possessive). What was God showing Moshe at the burning bush? Download the source sheet here.
Apr 13, 2011
By Rabbi Steven Weil
![Understanding The Questions and Answers of the Haggadah](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/Questions-e1472147771809.jpg)
Understanding The Questions and Answers of the Haggadah
All the mitzvot connected with Pesach are termed an avodah. Usually Avodah means sacrifice or prayer. What is the meaning of avodah when it comes to the mitzvot of Pesach? The latest...
Apr 13, 2011
By Rabbi Yosef Grossman
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Thoughts on Pesach: Retelling the Redemption from Egypt
The Essential Elements of the Commandment to Retell the Redemption from Egypt And Moshe said to the nation: Remember this day that you went forth from Egypt, from the house of...
Apr 12, 2011
By Rabbi Bernie Fox
![Passover 5771: The 4 Sons in the Torah and in the Haggada](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/4-Sons-3-1-e1472146264983.jpg)
Passover 5771: The 4 Sons in the Torah and...
The Torah tells us that our children will ask the questions found in the Haggadah but it doesn’t label them, how did the Ba’al Haggadah know how to label each one?...
Apr 7, 2011
By Esther Wein
![OU Kosher Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771 (2011)](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/Microphones-e1472145116882.jpg)
OU Kosher Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771 (2011)
In this extra-special VIDEO, OU Kashruth’s Senior Poskim, Rav Yisroel Belsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, and Rav Hershel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan, provide practical guidance...
Apr 6, 2011
By Rav Yisroel Belsky, Rav Hershel Schachter
![Pesach on a Budget: Top Ten Tips for a Low-Cost Pesach](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/Tight-Budget-e1472142649969.jpg)
Pesach on a Budget: Top Ten Tips for a...
Especially in these difficult economic times, preparing for Pesach can cause many to feel stressed. But who says Pesach has to be costly? Since so much of Pesach is about the...
Feb 28, 2011
By Esther Simon and Rivka Slatkin
![Making A Kid-Friendly Seder](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/Child-Friendly-e1472142428523.jpg)
Making A Kid-Friendly Seder
One of the biggest challenges of the Seder night is keeping your children engaged and excited throughout the Seder. Especially in the Internet Age, when kids are used to constant stimulation,...
Feb 28, 2011
By Devorah Katz
![Selected Halachot for Erev Pesach that Occurs on Shabbat](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/Calendar-4-e1472141506137.jpg)
Selected Halachot for Erev Pesach that Occurs on Shabbat
Adapted and excerpted from a previously published essay by Rabbi Hershel Billet, Morah D’Asra Young Israel of Woodmere. These selections are not meant to be the final arbiter. If you have...
Feb 25, 2011
By Rabbi Hershel Billet
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“Kumsitz”: The Post-Seder Concert
Literally: “Come, Sit Down” What is the “Kumzitz?” Actually, nothing; that is, it’s a made-up term in the context of the Seder, but the “Kumzitz,” which means an informal concert of...
Feb 25, 2011
By OU Staff
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