The Four Sons Within Us
Posted onIn this Torah class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller-Gotleib discusses the Four Sons in the Haggadah
Category: Pesach
Dayenu Directive
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Beautiful Birth – Pesach
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The Sader with the children
Posted onIn this Totah class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller-Gotleib discusses how to discuss the Sader with your children
Special Sandwich – Korach – Pesach
Posted onKorach – the matzah and marror eatten together. what does this mean?
Wines’ Wisdom
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Goat’s Goading – Had Gadya Pesach 5782
Posted onGoat’s Goading – Had Gadya Pesach
Pesach class
Posted onIn this Torah class Rebbetzin Heller – Gotleib discusses the Holiday of Pesach
Pesach – Longitudinal Lens
Posted onwho wrote the Haggadah? Eliyahu the Navi! why?
Pesach – The Significance of Leaving Egypt in a Hurry
Posted onWhy is the fact that we left Egypt in a hurry, symbolized by our eating matzah, the main aspect we focus on.
Pesach
Posted onIn this Totah class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses the holiday of Pesach
Existential Egg
Posted onAn insightful overview of the symbolism and meaning of the egg traditionally placed on the Seder plate.
Basking in Bloods Bounty
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The Piyutim – Liturgical Poetry – of the Haggadah
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The Piyutim – Liturgical Poetry – of the Haggadah
Pesach 5780
Posted onIn this Torah class Rebbetzin Tzi;orah Heller discusses the Holiday of Pesach
Haggadah: Spectacular Speech
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What does the Haggadah mean when it states that Yaakov went down to Egypt ‘forced by the speech’? An exploration of the power of speech as learned from this statement.
Pesach: Comprehending Charoset
Posted onHow can we understand the custom of dipping maror, the traditional bitter herbs, into charoset, a sweet mixture of apples, wine, and nuts?
Pesach
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Rebbetzin Leah Kohn discusses the Holiday of Pesach.
The Connection Between The Month Of Adar And Nissan
Posted onRebbetzin Leah Kohn discusses the Connection between the Month Of Adar and Nissan.
The Significance of Four
Posted onRabbi Hershel Reichman discusses the significance of the Four Questions, based on the Shem Mishmuel explanation of the concept of number four.
Explication of Maggid
Posted onMrs. Chana Prero explains the section of Maggid, which contains the story of the slavery and oppression of the Jewish people, the ten plagues, the miraculous redemption, and the discussion of the obligations of the Seder night.
Korban Pesach
Posted onRabbi Hershel Reichman presents the Chassidic view of the Korban Pesach, the Pascal sacrifice. Rabbi Reichman explains how we can still incorporate the effects and lessons of the korban Pesach even when we no longer have a Temple.
The Four Cups: Levels of the Soul
Posted onRabbi Hershel Reichman explains the significance of the number four which prominently appears in the Seder. Specifically focusing in the four cups of wine, this class gives a Chassidic interpretation of the levels of the soul and how each cup represents a particular level.
Lowly Origins
Posted onMrs. Chana Prero discusses why the story of the redemption from Egypt begins with the lowly beginnings of the Jewish people as the children of idol-worshipers.
Matzah: The Essence of Faith
Posted onRabbi Hershel Reichman discusses the spiritual understanding of matzah. According to Chassidic thought, matzah represents ultimate faith in G-d, which was seen in the Jewish Nation’s redemption from Egypt.
History of the Haggadah
Posted onMrs. Chana Prero traces the development of the Hagaddah which is used at the Pesach Seder.
The Spritual Characteristics of Chametz
Posted onRabbi Hershel Reichman explains the prohibition of chametz from a Chassidic perspective. The Shem MiShmuel presents the negative spiritual characteristics which chametz represents, and explains how one should work on eradicating those characteristics during the time of Pesach.
Pesach: The Journey from “And You Shall Know That I Am Hashem” to “The World Will Be Filled with the Knowledge of Hashem”
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Looking at the holiday of Pesach to help us gain knowledge of Hashem.
Seder: Splitting of Songs
Posted onWhy is the recitation of Hallel split into two parts at the Seder?
Compassion and Connection
Posted onConnection between Pesach and Avraham Avinu.