45 Lessons
From Slavery to Redemption 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.
The Four Cups 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.
Additional Lessons 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?!
Additional Lessons 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?
The Seder Night 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…
From Slavery to Redemption How Does One Fulfill the Obligation to Experience the Exodus
A Moment of Wisdom
A Moment of Wisdom
Additional Lessons 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.”
The Four Cups White Wine for the Seder
Is it permissible to use white wine for the arba kosot (four cups at the Seder)?
The Course of The Seder Night 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?
Ways of Redemption 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.
Additional Lessons 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.
Gemilut Chasadim Being a Good Guest
The Halachic Etiquette when Visiting Someone’s House
The Halachic Etiquette when Visiting Someone’s House
Parashat Hashavua The Content of Slavery and the Content of Kingdom
Part II
The soul of a Jew is connected to the idea of malchut, of not being in need.