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What does the poverty theme of yachatz & ha lachma anya have to do with the seder, why do we introduce the matzah both now & later? What does freedom mean?...

Why do we specifically dip a vegetable in salt water to arouse the children’s curiosity; aren’t there other ways? Why does it have to be a vegetable? Previous: Seder Night: What’s So...

Why on Pesach do we have to retell the story & reason for the holiday? Pesach recalls & renews the new world order. Talking about it brings it into reality. Next:...

Why should we want to be confused between cursed is Haman and blessed is Mordechai? Why not just command us to bless Haman? What is the connection between Purim and Yom HakipPURIM?

In most years, Shabbat Zachor coincides with Parshat Tetzaveh. What is the connection between them? What is the logic behind the order of the topics in parshiyot Terumah and Tetzaveh?

Why do we specifically fulfill the commandment to remember what Amalek did (zachor) on the Shabbat before Purim? Why not on a different day, for example, on Taanit Esther? Delivered in...

Even from our first encounter with Haman, we see that the only way he can be satisfied is by killing, not just overcoming, his competitor. A discussion of the difference between...

The message of Shushan Purim is that we aim not just to survive, but also to move the world forward for tomorrow. This is the deeper message behind Esther’s request for a...

Chazal say: Were not for Haman & Achashverosh sending out the letter that each man should rule in his own home the Jews wouldn’t have survived.

In Megillat Ruth which we read on Shavuot we are introduced to 2 halachic concepts: kinyan chalipin and geulah (redeeming a relative’s field). Delivered in 1969. For part 1 click here.