The Unparalleled Korban Pesach of King Yoshiyahu: Haftarah for...
The Navi describes the Korban Pesach brought by King Yoshiyahu as unparalleled. Rav Yonasan Eibeshutz asks what made this Korban Pesach different from other ones brought such as the ones brought...
The Magdil/Migdol Controversy: The Haftarah for Shvii shel Pesach
The haftarah of the seventh day of Pesach is the song of David HaMelech to parallel Az Yashir/Shirat HaYam in the Torah Reading. The last verse of the haftarah (Shmuel II...
Kriyat Yam Suf, Achdut, and Sefirat HaOmer: Takeaways from...
ויבאו בני ישראל בתוך הים ביבשה והמים להם חומה מימינם ומשמאלם” – שמות יד:כב” ובני ישראל הלכו ביבשה בתוך הים והמים להם חמה מימינם ומשמאלם” – שמות יד:כט” Why does the...
Kitniyot Conundrums
When ashkenazim go to sephardi homes, what can they eat, what is the status of the plates and utensils? The origin of kitniyot and the concern about chametz getting mixed in...
The Story We Tell
When you read the Pesach story, you come across something so remarkable and counter-intuitive, which has an important lesson for us today.
Rebbe Akiva Inspires All Generations
Why were the five tannaim gathered at the home of Rebbe Akiva on the Seder night and not at home? Rebbe Eliezer himself praised those who stay home for Yom Tov...
Haggadah Shel Pesach: The Revolutionary Redefinition of the Avudraham
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!...
The National Cry of Shabbat HaGadol
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...
Rav Chaim Brisker’s Landmark Understanding of Makat Bechorot
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!...
Four Cups, Four Dangers, and Four Redemptions: How We...
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...
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