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

Pesach: The Four Sons

We are all familiar with the ‘four sons’, but have we ever taken the time to think about why this passage is in the Haggadah? In truth it embodies the essential ..

Written by Josh Phillips

Freedom: Matzah or bagels?

Q: It’s true that when we were taken out of Egypt we only had time to bake Matzah, and therefore on seder night the eating of the matzah symbolizes freedom. However, ..

Written by Jonathan Caller

Pesach: Tam

Tam- The Simple Child ? We are all familiar with the simple child in the Pesach Haggadah’s Four Questions. Tam in this context is normally interpreted to mean ..

Written by Anonymous

Pesach: Going Through Time

Rabbi Desler in Michtav m’Eliyahu explains regarding Pesach that man does not stay still with time passing him by. ie. monday comes and goes, tuesday…shabbos….pesach ..

Written by Moshe Kormornick

Pesach Teaser Discussions: Are we really free?

What does Freedom actually mean to you (each person)? Free to do what you actually want without someone preventing you, pharaoh – physically enslaving our bodies ..

Written by Gshmack

Pesach: Aveilus vs. Yom Tov

The Mishna in Pesachim (117) corresponds certain negative sensations with their positive counterpart. I was wondering why “avel” (mourning) directly ..

Written by Moshe Kormornick

WHY 4 CUPS

Here’s a question everyone asks…Why do we drink four cups of wine at the Seder? The most famous answer to this question revolves around two verses in Sh’mos/Exodus ..

Written by Anonymous