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We follow both:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first &#8220;haggadah&#8221;, of Shmuel:begins with questions (\u05de\u05d4 \u05e0\u05e9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d4), proceeds to \u05e2\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 (the bad) and ends with \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05da \u05d4\u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd (praise).<\/li>\n<li>The second &#8220;haggadah&#8221;, of Rav, begins with the questions of the four sons, proceeds to \u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e2\u05d5\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d6\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 and ends with \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05da \u05e9\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d8\u05d7\u05ea\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc (praise).<\/li>\n<li>The third time: the story is told using the pesukim from bikkurim and conclude with the praise of Dayenu.<\/li>\n<li>The fourth telling of the story is executed via the medium of Pesach, Matzah, and Maror and concludes with the praise of \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9\u05db\u05da and the first 2 paragraphs of Hallel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Why do we repeat the story four times?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/layla-nisan-5779-rav-rimon.pdf\">Download the handout<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recorded at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouisrael.org\/programs\/layla-educational-social-opportunities-for-women\/\">OU Israel&#8217;s L&#8217;Ayla<\/a> Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5779 Women&#8217;s Event sponsored in memory of\u00a0Mrs Linda\u00a0Pruwer-Brachfeld, \u05de\u05e8\u05ea \u05d7\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e1\u05d0\u05e9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05ea \u05e8&#8217; \u05d9\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3 \u05d4\u05dc\u05dc.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-post-47173 wp-image-41625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-269x300.png\" alt=\"L'Ayla Logo\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-768x858.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo.png 839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gemara says we begin with the bad and end with the good: Shmuel holds we begin with \u05e2\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5; Rav says we begin with \u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e2\u05d5\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d6\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5. We follow both: The first &#8220;haggadah&#8221;, of Shmuel:begins with questions (\u05de\u05d4 \u05e0\u05e9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d4), proceeds to \u05e2\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 (the bad) and ends with \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05da \u05d4\u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd (praise). 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