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 Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein One of the symbolic foods on the Seder plate is charoset, generally comprised of apples, nuts, wine, cinnamon and perhaps some other...

For many people, including many who are otherwise not observant, Yizkor has become an indispensable part of their shul experience. Indeed, although Yizkor can halachically be said privately and without a...

In the story told in the Haggadah about the Seder in Bnei Brak Rebbe Elazar ben Azarya says he was never able to prevail over the chachamim regarding the requirement to...

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 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...

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...

A new, full-length maamar and kumzits on Pesach.

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...

When you read the Pesach story, you come across something so remarkable and counter-intuitive, which has an important lesson for us today.