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The Haggadah: An Eyewitness Account
The Haggadah: An Eyewitness Account
The word haggadah is related to haggadat edut – we testify that we ourselves left Egypt. Testimony can only be given by the witness not via another witness. Presented by Rabbi...
Apr 7, 2009
By Rabbi Yosef Grossman
Geulah and Pidyon
Geulah and Pidyon
Understanding Rav Elazar ben Azarya’s opinion that one is obligated to speak of the Exodus at night and the difference between Geulah & Pidyon and body & soul. Esther Wein’s new...
Apr 2, 2009
By Esther Wein
Ridding Yourself of Your Spiritual Chametz: Part II
Ridding Yourself of Your Spiritual Chametz: Part II
The spiritual and ethical component of the search for and burning of chametz. Freedom isn’t unbridled, even in a free society there are laws. Rav Kook: It means being true to one’s...
Mar 31, 2009
By Rochi Lerner
Ridding Yourself of Your Spiritual Chametz: Part I
Ridding Yourself of Your Spiritual Chametz: Part I
The spiritual and ethical component of the search for and burning of chametz. Rav Hirsch explains we refrain from chametz to show our needs are dedicated to God, that our possessions are...
Mar 31, 2009
By Rochi Lerner
Memory: Living a Fully Realized Jewish Life – Part II
Memory: Living a Fully Realized Jewish Life – Part...
We are commanded to remember our stay and exodus from Egypt, as well as Amalek. What are the key lessons learned from this remembering? Part 2 of 2 by Rochi Lerner,...
Mar 31, 2009
By Rochi Lerner
Pesach: Freedom Is A Responsibility
Pesach: Freedom Is A Responsibility
The freedom of Pesach isn’t freedom from responsibility, it’s the opportunity to be responsible & show we’re free to choose to do the right thing. Rabbi Moishe Lichtenstein’s new installment of...
Mar 31, 2009
By Rabbi Moishe Lichtenstein
Mishnas Chayim – Pesach: This Matzah That We Eat…
Mishnas Chayim – Pesach: This Matzah That We Eat…
Every year, our children ask us certain questions at the Seder; presumably, we have the answers. Let’s do a quick check (on at least one of them) to make sure that...
Mar 31, 2009
By Rabbi Mayer Erps
Passover Dinner Elegance
Passover Dinner Elegance
Add elegance without effort to your Passover Dinner. Plus a Passover Dinner in Minutes that won’t break your calorie or time bank. Read Linda Gassenheimer’s “Dinner in Minutes” food column.
Mar 30, 2009
By Linda Gassenheimer
Memory: Living a Fully Realized Jewish Life – Part I
Memory: Living a Fully Realized Jewish Life – Part...
We are commanded to remember our stay and exodus from Egypt, as well as Amalek. What are the key lessons learned from this remembering? Part 1 of 2 by Rochi Lerner,...
Mar 26, 2009
By Rochi Lerner
Put the Coin in Now!
Put the Coin in Now!
The more one serves God and follows the Torah, the freer the person is because he isn’t enslaved to his desires or the zeitgeist. Trading in one servitude for another –...
Mar 26, 2009
By Rabbi Eliyahu W. Ferrell

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