WHAT DID CHAD GADYA DO TO THE CAT?

(Mis)Understanding the Movie "No Other Land"

The bitter & the sweet

The Hurt & the Hope

The Jewish People languished in slavery & degradation for more than a century. Somehow, rather than blame Hashem for our sad state of affairs, we reached out to Him & looked to Him to save us.

Avraham’s Mistake

From Shirat Hageula, p. 17-18

Many have discussed the nature of Avraham’s sin of asking, “How will I know [my progeny will inherit the Land]”? Avraham speculated whether his children would succeed in handling the gift of the Land in a way that they would live an independent national life in it.

Why Do We Need an Acronym of the 10 Plagues? Why Do We Take Out Some Wine?

IN EVERY GENERATION

Magid – Beginning the Hagada

Chapter Sixteen-Part Six

The Main Message of the Hagada

Chapter Fifteen-Part Two

Tell Your Child"- the Hagada Laws"

Chapter Fifteen-Part One

Shir Hashirim

Deeper meaning of Shir Hashirim, The Song Of Songs.

Determining The Essence Of Pesach

What is the central message of the Pesach story? Turning a tribe of slaves into a community of free men...

Can We Offer Korban Pesach Without the Beis HaMikdash?

History of the argument if we can bring a Korban Pesach without the Beit Hamikdash? Explanations of both sides.

FOUR

Pesach

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.

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?

Pesach - The Reward of Suffering

Why was the Mitzrayim experience necessary, why did the Jewish nation have to suffer for hundreds of years? Why didn't Avraham Avinu pray to Hashem the same way he prayed not to destroy the city of Sedom?

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?

Seeing Hashem’s Face

The Yellow Light

Preparations for Passover include a thorough search for every crumb of leaven in the house. But is this what instills in us a sense of freedom? Is this in tune with the spirit of spring, in which we free ourselves soak in the fresh spring fragrance?