Breaking the Matzah
Our minhag is to break the matza before maggid (Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 473:6). The Rambam (Hilchos Chametz u’Matza 8:6), however, puts it right before ha’motzi, after netilas yadayim. The basis...
Rav Soloveitchik: Pesach Avdus – Part 2
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 1, click here.
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...
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