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?

Sixteen Seders to Egypt

Exodus sounds far away from us, but is it so?

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.