Rav Soloveitchik: Pesach Avdus – Part 1
There are 2 kinds of slavery, personal and political and they go hand-in-hand. We celebrate freedom from both at the Pesach Seder. Delivered March 15th, 1970. For part 2 click here.
Rav Soloveitchik: Makas Bechoros – Part 2
The Torah connects 2 mitzvot to the exodus from Egypt – forbidden relationships & kashrut – mitzvot where man is commanded to discipline himself. Delivered in Boston, February 15th, 1975. For part...
Rav Soloveitchik: Makas Bechoros – Part 1
The Torah connects 2 mitzvot to the exodus from Egypt – forbidden relationships & kashrut – mitzvot where man is commanded to discipline himself. Delivered in Boston, February 15th, 1975. For part...
Rav Soloveitchik: Haggadah – Part 2
Rav Soloveichik discusses the Rambam’s Haggadah as presented in the Mishna Torah and how it differs from the text we use at the Pesach Seder. Delivered in Boston, 1972. For part 1 click...
Rav Soloveitchik: Haggadah – Part 1
Rav Soloveichik discusses the Rambam’s Haggadah as presented in the Mishna Torah and how it differs from the text we use at the Pesach Seder. Delivered in Boston, 1972. For part 2...
Rav Soloveichik: Haggadah of the Rambam (1981)
Rav Soloveichik discusses the Rambam’s Haggadah as presented in the Mishna Torah and how it differs from the text we use at the Pesach Seder. Delivered April 11th, 1981.
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...
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