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for PESACH & CHAG HA'MATZOT

TOPICS re: PASSOVER

• Questions for Preparation and Self Study
  • Understanding the difference between Pesach & Chag ha'Matzot
  • Understanding the difference between Pesach & Chag ha'Matzot - Word format
    
  • Understanding Magid
  • Understanding Magid - Word Format
    
  • The Four Sons in Pshat & Drash
    
  • for Shvii shel Pesach
  • for Shvii shel Pesach - in Word Format
    
  
  
• Shiurim on the HAGGADAH
  • A Guide for MAGID - How We [don't] Tell the Story of Yetziat Mitzraim - text file
  • A Guide for MAGID - How We [don't] Tell the Story of Yetziat Mitzraim - word file
  • The Four Sons - K'neged Arba'ah Banim dibra Torah
  • Dayyenu
  • ARAMI OVED AVI by Alex Israel
  
  
• Shiurim on Pesach and Yom Tov
  • Pesach in relation to 'shalosh regalim' in Chumash
  • Chag HaPesach vs. Chag HaMatzot [Shmot chapters 12-13]
  • Korban Pesach and the Korban Todah
  • Chametz on Pesach and all year long in the Mikdash
  • Shvii shel Pesach [The 7th day of Chag ha'Matzot]
  • Shvii shel Pesach - WORD Format
  • The Musafim in Parshat Pinchas
    The Musafim in Parshat Pinchas - Word Format
  
  
• Shiurim regarding Pesach and Yetziat Mitzrayim in Chumash
  • In Parshat Shmot - Let My People Go
  • In Parshat Vaeyra - The Purpose of Redemption
  • In Parshat Bo - Miscellaneous Topics
  • In Parshat Beshalach From the Exodus to Har Sinai

Pesach and Chag Ha'Matzot   (Parshat Ha'Chodesh)

Why do we eat matzah? Is it simply to remember how God saved us during the events of Yetziat Mitzrayim? As Parshat Bo presents the mitzvah of matzah from several different angles, this week's shiur analyzes this 'multiple presentation' in an attempt to better understand what matzah and Pesach are all about.

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The Dual Nature of the Chagim

Parshat Emor is famous for its lengthy presentation of the "chagim" (the Jewish holidays). These same holidays are also described in the other books of Chumash: in Sefer Shmot: Parshat Mishpatim and Ki-tisa; in Sefer Bamidbar: Parshat Pinchas; and in Sefer Dvarim: Parshat Re'ay. It would seem logical for ALL the laws concerning the chagim to be presented together in one parsha. However, Chumash prefers to separate them, allowing each Sefer to focus on a different thematic aspect of the "chagim." This shiur contains two parts. Part One provides a general overview of the Chagim in Chumash. Part Two examines the double nature of the presentation of the chagim in Parshat Emor.

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Dayyenu

How can a Jew say, let alone sing, that "it would have been enough" even had we not received the Torah or Eretz Yisrael? Yet, every year at the Pesach seder this is the perplexing message we seemingly proclaim as we sing "Dayyenu!"

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P> The Four Sons - K'neged Arba'ah Banim

Everyone is familiar with the Midrash of "The Four Sons" in the Hagaddah, yet because we are less familiar with the parshiot in chumash quoted by that Midrash, its deeper message is often overlooked. The following shiur is a classic example of the necessity of learning "pshat" to appreciate "drash."

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Korban Pesach and Korban Todah

Why is the korban Pesach different than all the other korbanot in Chumash? Why must it be eaten with matza and marror, with a pre-designated group and only on the evening of the 15th? The list goes on and on. Despite its uniqueness, though, in certain ways it is most similar to the korban Todah. In the following shiur, we discuss these similarities in order to better understand the laws of Pesach.

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