45 Lessons
It’s Hip to Dip - The Charoses Saga
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Nisaan 5783
The Final Redemption
We are living in the period of the Final Redemption – but just like in Egypt, it is up to us to complete the release from physical bondage by attaining spiritual freedom.
Rabbi Chaim Drukman | Nissan 14 5782
It's Coming Soon: the Great & Awesome Day of Reckoning
As a nation, we have always maintained the highest moral code. Even under the greatest duress, when we have been discriminated against & treated cruelly, we did not respond in kind.
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Nissan 5 5782
Is Enough Ever Enough??
The hands-down winner in the “favorite song of the Seder” contest, of course, is Dayenu. But would it really “have been enough” if G-d divided the sea & we did not safely cross it?!
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Adar II 27 5782
One Minute Late
What drives a 90 year old man to come to the synagogue an hour and a quarter early? What can we learn from this?
Rabbi Yoel Gold | Kislev 3 5782
5 Reasons for Eating Matzot During Pesach
Every Jew thinks that he/she knows why we eat Matzot during Pesach. The enclosed article will shatter most people’s beliefs and thinking…
Rabbi Avraham (Abe) Abrahami | Nissan 24 5781
How Does One Fulfill the Obligation to Experience the Exodus
A Moment of Wisdom
A Moment of Wisdom
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Nissan 13 5781
At this Point, the Son Asks
So why did Hashem liberate them? The answer is: because they were his sons; children are treated differently. They are always excellent, charming, beloved, and sweet. Hashem always treats them “like a father who has mercy on his children,” as they are the “apple of his eye.”
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Nissan 9 5781
White Wine for the Seder
Is it permissible to use white wine for the arba kosot (four cups at the Seder)?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Nissan 9 5781
Sixteen Seders to Egypt
Exodus sounds far away from us, but is it so?
Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Shvat 6 5781
Concise and Innovative Insights on the Haggada for Your Seder
Why do start the seder with "Ha Lachma Anya"? What is the Idea of not eating Chametz? Why do we scold the evil son, instead of welcoming him for coming?
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 3 5780
Who is Mashiach Ben Yosef?
There is a direct connection between Mashich Ben Yosef and Pesach, and that is why we read Haftara of the Atzamot Yeveshot of Yechezkel on Shabbat Chol Hamo'ed Pesach.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 3 5780
Stealing the Afikoman
How to Keep Our Kids at the Seder and On The Derech of Torah
An innocent line in the gemara about "grabbing matzot at the Seder so children will stay awake", is open to 5 totally different explanations in the rishonim, where each one sees it as a springboard for his personal educational theory. Each of these chinuchi and psychological approaches will hopefully, not only keep our children at the seder, but also "on the derech" of Torah and Mitzvot, to stay religious for the rest of their lives. In addition to the Talmudic analysis, the she'ur includes humorous anecdotes and personal experiences, which were originally delivered at a Shabbat HaGadol Drasha.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Nissan 11 5780
Being a Good Guest
The Halachic Etiquette when Visiting Someone’s House
The Halachic Etiquette when Visiting Someone’s House
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Adar 28 5780
