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Why do we begin the Haggadah by expounding a pasuk that seems to minimize the importance of the Seder night by saying that we have to remember Yetziat Mitzrayim every day!...

Nachal Sorek: אני ה’ לא שניתי – Hashem repeated “לא” twice and this is akin to an oath. Four reasons why the Shabbat before Pesach is called Shabbat HaGadol. Download the...

According to the Tur, one of the main components of Emet V’Yatziv and remembering Yetziat Mitzrayim is mentioning Makat Bechorot. The Mishna Brurah points out that Gemara implies it’s not essential!...

The four cups represent the four dangers from which we were saved: physical, spiritual, lack of connection to history, and a lack of connection to hope. In order to merit redemption...

Sefer Shemot and the significance of names. What does the name Pharaoh mean? Why would Pharaoh believe the midwives claim that all the Jews knew how to give birth on their...

Why do we end the Seder night with Echad Mi Yodea, which seems like a child’s riddle? Is it just a way to keep the children awake? When Yitro praises Hashem...

What is the origin of the fast of the firstborn? Why do we fast? Most of the Ashkenazi Rishonim quote it but it’s not clearly sourced in the Gemara, it is...

Yehoshua’s father Nun, was the son of Elishama ben Amihud the Nasi of Ephraim. Yehoshua began propesizing right after the mourning period for Moshe. The Haftarah mentions discusses the mass circumcision...

Why does the Haggadah turn to the declaration made when bringing Bikkurim to tell the story of the Exodus rather than the story itself? What is emphasized in מקרא ביכורים? Why...

Until when can the afikomen be eaten? R’ Akiva – all night; R’ Elazar ben Azarya – until chatzot. Like whom do we hold? Most Rishonim say you are only yotzei...