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...
Something (New) to Say at the Seder
New for 5779! Insights to share at the Seder. Recorded at the Young Israel of Woodmere.
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!...
I’m Never Wrong
“Moshe said: “So said HASHEM, ‘At about midnight, I shall go out in the midst of Egypt.” – Shemos 11:4 Moshe changed the wording After months and months of HASHEM showing...
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...
“As If…” – A Pnimiut Ha’Torah Look at Jewish Identity, Redemption...
…as if he personally left Egypt. “’In each and every generation a person must see himself as if he personally left Egypt.’ As it says ‘And you shall tell your child...
Insights into the Haggadah 5779
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...
The Mitzvot of the Seder: A Holistic Picture of...
The mitzvoth of the seder night are varied, but the inner meaning and message is one: Freedom. From Bondage to Freedom The essence of the seder is about the journey from slavery...
“Who Knows One?” New Vistas in Ein Od Milvado
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...
Taanit Bechorot
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...
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