Egg Matzah, Sheruya (Gebrokts), and Kitniyot: A Survey of...
The Seder night is the only time when there is a positive obligation to eat matzah. The beginning of the Haggadah says we eat matzah to remember what our ancestors ate...
Apr 7, 2019
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
Traveling Through the Temple: King vs. Am Ha’aretz
The route the king takes through the Beit HaMikdash vs. the path taken by the rest of the people as described by Yechezkel mirrors the difference between a Talmid Chacham and...
Apr 7, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Seder: Splitting of Songs
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein The words signifying the order of the Seder are well known. We begin withKadesh/Sanctifying the Seder night over wine, continuing with another...
Apr 3, 2019
By Shira Smiles
Haftarat Parah: The Saddest Day in History – The...
In the end of days God will remove our heart of stone and replace it with a heart of flesh. What is the meaning of this heart transplant? Why will it...
Apr 3, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
What Do We Tell the Children?
The only two mitzvot where the Torah repeatedly uses the concept of שמירה (guarding) are Shabbos and Pesach. What is the common denominator and why are they so important? Pesach has...
Apr 3, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Haggadah Shel Pesach: The Mysterious Old Age of Rebbe...
Chatam Sofer: The Rambam says that the reason Rebbe Elazar ben Azarya appeared old even though he was only 18 is because he was so involved in learning that he aged...
Apr 3, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Haggadah: Instructions Included
One of the central mitzvah of the Seder night is relating the story of the Exodus from Egypt. The medium we use is the Haggadah. The Haggadah includes not just the...
Apr 2, 2019
By Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold
OU Israel Pre-Pesach Shiur
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, March 31, 2019, 24 Adar II 5779
Apr 2, 2019
By Rabbi Y. Dov Krakowski
Compassion and Connection
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein Each of the three-foot festivals is traditionally associated with one of our patriarchs. Pesach is associated with Avraham Avinu. On the simplest...
Mar 29, 2019
By Shira Smiles
Fulfilling B’Chol Dor VaDor: 3 Ways to Experience the...
We are supposed to feel as if we actually left Egypt. How is it possible to achieve this? Three approaches. The idea of Yetziat Mitzrayim has to be so real to...
Mar 28, 2019
By Rav Zev Leff
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