The Missing Fifth: An Extract from Rabbi Sacks’ Haggada
Many commentators, among them the Vilna Gaon, have drawn attention to the influence of the number four in connection with the Haggadah. There are four fours: The four questions The four...
Something to Say at the Seder 5775
Some ideas you can share at your Seder to enhance the experience. Topics include 1) Kama Maalot Tovot. 2) Pesach, Matzah & Marror: These 3 things destroy satan. Why do we need...
The Art of Preparation
A thing without its place is lost. This is true of trivial things from computer files to puppies. How much more is this simple observation true when it comes to our...
The Passover Seder: Practical Halacha
Principles It is praiseworthy to tell the story of Passover even if you know all the details and interpretations (as did the great rabbis of the Talmud), because of the principle...
Yizkor: The Memorial Prayer Service
What is Yizkor all about?
Yom Tov Sheini
A background on Yom Tov Sheni with an explanation by Rav Shimshon Refael Hirsch as to why we observe a 2nd day of Yom Tov outside Israel even today when our...
What Does This Avodah Mean To You?
One of the most dazzling insights of the sages was to connect the dots – the three places in the Torah where children are spoken of as asking questions, and the...
A Review of Hilchot Yom Tov
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Yom Tov. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and Rama,...
Hilchos Chol HaMoed
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Chol-Hamoed. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and Rama, and...
Shabbat HaGadol: An Overview
Shabbat HaGadol, the Sabbath preceding Passover, derives its name (The Great Sabbath) from the importance of the approaching festival and from the Haftarah reading of the day that closes with an...
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