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Why is the seder called “order” – there are other things that are orderly in Judaism? Why focus on who was skipped? What is the significance of the Jews being told...

Why did an agreement need to be made with the water to split; the connection between Kriyat Yam Suf & techiyat hametim. Why couldn’t the Jews go 3 days without Torah? For...

The Rambam and the Ramchal say Hashem doesn’t interfere with our free will, rather, he spins events to lead us to a specific result. For Chol HaMoed Pesach.

The tam is a straight, honest person asking why we break the neck of the donkey – a question any honest person has by any mitzvah: Why do bad things happen?...

The Rasha asks the same question as the Chacham but with a negative, cynical tone. How do we convey the same message we give to the chacham to the Rasha? Previous:...

Why don’t the answers we provide to the 4 sons in the haggadah parallel the answers we are told by the Torah to give them? Previous: Chochom vs. Rasha Next: Saving...

The chacham and rasha seem to ask the same question despite being polar opposites. According to the Maharal, this is because opposites are closely related. Previous: Kneged Arba Bonim: The Four...

The number 4 is central to the seder because it’s all-encompassing. The 4 sons are within the framework of Torah. We’re being told how to respond to them. Previous: Baruch HaMakom...

What does the name HaMakom mean and why do we refer to God that way here? What is the added blessed be He at the end? How does it lead into...

The connection between Shema & the Exodus: What does mentioning the exodus at night have to do with telling the story on Pesach? Why do we mention it daily in the...