“Shir HaShirim”: The Song of Songs
“Shir HaShirim,” The Song of Songs, is one of the five “Megillot,” or Sacred Scrolls, that are part of the Hebrew Bible. It is a timeless allegory of the relationship between...
Haggadah Insights
The Seder night is the yearly exhibition of Jewish education in the home. We discuss the four types of children which make up Jewish families, their questions, and some answers. As...
And You Shall Tell Your Children
We are rapidly approaching the night of the Seder. On that night, the Jewish People observe a unique command, the command of communication, of education, “haggadah.” In Shemot 13:8, we find,...
The Fifteen Steps: The Last Four
For the previous section click here: The Middle Six In this Section, the Afikoman (the “Tzafun,” or Hidden One) will re-appear, Grace After the Meals is said, the Second Part of...
The Fifteen Steps: The Middle Six
For the first 5 steps click here: “The First Five” Actually, the means of accomplishing the “Mitzvot,” the Obligations, encountered in the next six steps, is primarily eating and drinking. But,...
The Fifteen Steps: The First Five
The word “Seder” means “order.” It suggests structure and internal meaning. The Pesach, or Passover, Seder follows a definite structure. Perhaps an aspect of this construction of the Seder was to...
The Four Sons
Who are the Four Sons? The Haggadah continues the Q & A format in the Section dealing with the “Four Sons.” Here we meet the four personality types which exist within...
The Four Expressions
In Shemot (6:6-7), there appear four expressions of Redemption: “Therefore, say to the Children of Israel, ‘I am Hashem and I shall take you out from under the burdens of Egypt;...
The Four Cups
In the Hebrew Calendar, Pesach follows close behind Purim, where Pesach occurs in the month of Nisan, which is immediately preceded by the month of Adar, which is the month of...
The Four Questions
The Baal HaHaggadah records four questions, which are to be asked by the youngest person present at the Seder capable of doing so, to the person who is conducting the Seder,...
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