articles on The Haggadah
Lessons on The Haggadah
Passover...and Foreign Workers
The people of Bombay inquire of Ben Ish Chai as to whether or not there is a possible violation of Jewish law in the fact that non-Jewish servants bring chametz into the homes of their Jewish employees and eat there in the privacy of their own rooms.
Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Zt"l | 5763
IN EVERY GENERATION
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Nisan 13 5779
The Month of Nissan - A Unique Possession
The month of Nissan resembles the heart. The heart sustains everything, sending blood to all of the body's organs. Regarding Nissan it is written, "Safeguard the month of spring," for it symbolizes the return of life to the trees after their long winter dormancy.
Rabbi Chaim Avihau Schwartz | nissan 5762
Pesach
Rabbi Zev Leff | 5765
The Drama of Jewish History
The first Mitzvah Am Yisrael received was the Mitzvah of Rosh Chodesh. This was Hashem's first communication with the nation of Israel. What is so important in the Mitzvah of Rosh Chodesh? How can it be that the year starts in TIshrei, but the first month is Nissan?
Rabbi Sholom Gold
Simple White Apparel
Matzah is unadulterated by admixtures, like the clothing of the High Priest on Yom Kippur, simple white apparel with no trace of gold. Wearing these plain clothes he enters the Holy of Holies.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | 7 tevet 5761
The Haggadah: A Guide To The Future
The purpose of the Haggada is to tell the story of Yetziat Mitzrayim. We read the story which is mentioned in “Ki Tavo”. Why don’t we read the story for “Shemot”? Why don’t we read through the whole Parasha and mention the entrance to the land of Israel?
Rabbi Sholom Gold
