27 Lessons
The Haggadah WHAT DID CHAD GADYA DO TO THE CAT?
(Mis)Understanding the Movie "No Other Land"
(Mis)Understanding the Movie "No Other Land"
Additional Lessons 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.
Parashat Hashavua 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.
The Haggadah 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...
The Haggadah 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.
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.
The Haggadah 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?
The Haggadah 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 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?
The Haggadah 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?
