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...
Haftarah for the First Day of Pesach: Milah Forty...
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...
The Haggadah: My Personal Story
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...
Afikoman: The Tenai of the Avnei Nezer and the...
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...
Sippur Yeztias Mitzrayim
Rambam, chapter 7 of Hilchos Chametz u’Matzah
Hearing the Haggadah: the Authentic Messages of the Seder...
The Seder, despite its name seems on the surface to be disorderly. What is the internal logic of the order? What is the goal? How does the Seder accomplish this goal?...
Peh-Sach
The first mishna in Pesachim says that on אור of the 14th of Nisan we check for chametz, the word אור is used instead of לילה in order to use clean...
The Essence of Pesach and Our Job at the...
What is the spiritual necessity embedded in Pesach that was meant to be fulfilled by a historical event? What event is Pesach meant to rectify? How do the halachos help us...
Understanding the Structure of the Pesach Haggadah
The Gemara says we begin with the bad and end with the good: Shmuel holds we begin with עבדים היינו; Rav says we begin with מתחילה עובדי עבודה זרה היו אבותינו....
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...
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