Back to the Beginning-Parshas Tzav

By |2021-09-06T15:19:30-04:00March 26, 2023|

The main theme and purpose of the Pesach Haggadah, of course, is the recounting of the episode of Yetzi’yas Mitzrayim – the Exodus from Egypt. But a most intriguing aspect of this treasured and familiar document is the introduction, at a key point in the Haggadah, of a character who seems to bear little relation to the matter at hand. What can perhaps be considered the main [...]

How Wicked is the Rasha?-Parshas Tzav

By |2021-06-23T13:39:43-04:00March 13, 2022|

Perhaps one of the most familiar aspects of the Pesach Haggadah is the passage of the Arba Banim, the Four Sons to whom we relate the notion of the Exodus. At the same time, it may also be one of the least understood. Who exactly are these individuals? What do they represent? What is the meaning of their questions – and the answers we supply? These questions actually [...]

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