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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...

Why were the Jews in Egypt to begin with, and what was really accomplished when they left? Listen to part 1 Listen to part 2 Shiur provided courtesy of torahthinking.com

Why were the Jews in Egypt to begin with, and what was really accomplished when they left? Listen to part 1 Listen to part 3 Shiur provided courtesy of torahthinking.com

 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...

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...

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...

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...

Why were the Jews in Egypt to begin with, and what was really accomplished when they left? Listen to part 2 Listen to part 3 Shiur provided courtesy of torahthinking.com

  Delivered at the OU Israel Center, March 31, 2019, 24 Adar II 5779

 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...