All posts in: Pesach

• Pesach

  7 years ago

  Pesach: Who REALLY took us out of Egypt?

  We say on Seder night, “Avadim Hayinu” – were slaves to Pharoah in Egypt. We add that if we hadn’t been freed, we would still be slaves to this ..

  Written by Anonymous
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• Pesach

  7 years ago

  Receipe for Success!

  We are fondly familiar with the palate-pleasing practice of dipping our matzah and maror in charoset, an interesting concoction comprised of nuts, apples, and other ..

  Written by Rafi Jager
• Pesach

  7 years ago

  Shabbos HaGodol

  Zeh korban Aharon u’vanav asher yakruv l’Hashem b’yom himashach oso … v’haKohen hamashiach tachtav mibanav ya’aseh osah (6:13-15) The Torah describes ..

  Written by Oizer Alport
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  Pesach

  7 years ago

  SYMBOLISM AT THE SEDER – WHO’S NUMBER ONE???

  The entire Seder ceremony is replete with symbolic gestures. We drink four cups of wine to represent four Biblical expressions of redemption. We dip and lean like ..

  Written by Ben Rose
• Pesach

  7 years ago

  Testing our working definition of Freedom

  How does the dicitionary define freedom? “The condition of being free of restraints.” Free from restrictions, no limitations, The ability to do or say whatever ..

  Written by Anonymous
• Pesach

  7 years ago

  The 4 Cups; the Sugya

  It’s interesting that when the gemarra[1] says ‘when Adar comes along we increase the simcha,’ Rashi[2] points out that this is referring to the miracles of both ..

  Written by d fine
• Pesach

  7 years ago

  The Four Cups

  והוצאתי אתכם מתחת סבלות מצרים, והצלתי אתכם מעבודתם, וגאלתי אתכם בזרוע נטויה…: ולקחתי אתכם ..

  Written by Benji Landau
• Pesach

  7 years ago

  The Four Cups

  והוצאתי אתכם מתחת סבלות מצרים, והצלתי אתכם מעבודתם, וגאלתי אתכם בזרוע נטויה…: ולקחתי אתכם ..

  Written by Benji Landau
• Pesach

  7 years ago

  THE MYSTICAL ART OF PASSOVER CLEANING

  Ah Spring. Hay fever, Spring fever. The sound of lawnmowers being restarted after months of hibernation. What spring would be complete without houses full of neurotic ..

  Written by Anonymous
• Pesach

  7 years ago

  The REAL question of the ‘mah nishtana’ (Gra)

  The Vilna Gaon asks a question; the child asks 4 questions in the mah nishtana on seder night – but when do we answer him? He explains that the real question ..

  Written by d fine