On this night we were chosen to inspire the world to monotheism and to moral conscience. Pesach is our Independence Day, the genesis of our
We’ve spent two full years waiting for a modern plague to dissipate. While restrictive approaches to handling the pandemic may have lifted, the heavy number
One of my good friends owns a takeout food business. He told me his most profitable season is pre-Pesach, as many people purchase takeout food
The Delayed Ultimatum Moshe is on the way back to Mitzrayim to demand that Pharaoh free the Jewish people. Suddenly Hashem adds an ultimatum to
A Jewish beggar befriended a gentile companion and the two paired up to travel around collecting funds together. The gentile was German, so the two
Eighth Day of Pesach The choice of Chazal to have Perakim 11 and 12 in Yishayahu read on the final day of Chag Hageulah is
The core text of the Haggadah is a paragraph that begins: “Go and learn what Lavan the Aramean sought to do to Yaakov our father.
It has been a long, cold and rainy winter here in Jerusalem. Because it is a leap year, spring in the Jewish calendar has been
We all want to share deep and thoughtful ideas at the Seder in order to enhance the experience. I hope these divrei Torah will aid
Why Pesach? If anything, the hallmark of this Yom Tov is the exodus—leaving the terrible conditions in Mitzrayim—so maybe let’s call it “chag ha’yetziyat Mitzrayim”!
Given the current price per pound, it sure doesn’t feel like Matzah is lechem oni, the bread of the poor person. This year, 200,000 pounds
Years ago, I heard the following story from Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, the former Chief Rabbi of Israel. It will require a bit of your
