Studies on the Haggadah

Author: Yitshak Reiner and Shmuel Peerless
Publisher: URIM PUBLICATIONS

From the Teachings of Nechama Leibowitz

Orthodox Orthodox

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  • How does the Torah help us to understand why we drink four cups of wine at the Seder rather than five?
  • Why does the Haggadah present the four sons in a different order to which they appear in the Torah?
  • Why does the Haggadah provide the wicked son with an answer that is given in the Torah to the “Child who does not know how to ask”?
  • “And he went down to Egypt: compelled by the Divine decree.” Where in the Torah do we find this decree?
  • What unites the plagues in the three groupings in Rabbi Yehudah’s acronym (DeTzaKh ADaSh, BeAChaV)?
  • What is the difference of opinion among classical commentators regarding the purpose of the Pesach offering in Egypt?

    The essence of the educational approach reflected in the Pesach Haggadah is the question and answer method. Studies on the Haggadah is based on the teachings of one of the outstanding Torah teachers of our generation, Nechama Leibowitz, presenting over 100 analytical questions relating to the Seder and the Exodus from Egypt. Questions extracted from Nechama’s renowned weekly Torah study sheets (Gilyonot) guide the reader through an analysis of the Haggadah text, and the sources upon which it is based, including supplementary biblical texts, Midrashim, and medieval and modern commentaries. Suggested answers are provided by two of Nechama’s students, Yitshak Reiner and Shmuel Peerless. Studies on the Haggadah will provoke discussion and infuse greater meaning into the Pesach Seder.

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