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Why G-d Didn't Delegate
Why G-d Didn't Delegate
Ssurely saving the world should be a joint endeavor and I am content with a bit part of the glory. No one would fault me if I waited for others to join in before I stepped forward...
All Who Are Hungry...
All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat
We announce on Passover night, "All who are hungry, come and eat; all who are needy come and celebrate Passover." What is the point of making grand invitations when the truly needy can't hear it?
The Fifth Question
The Fifth Question
At the Passover seder, the child asks, and we answer. But there is another dialogue taking place -- a dialogue in which we ask, and the child explains
The Educator's Handbook
The Haggadah: The Educator's Handbook
The Haggadah teaches us how to respond to the unique needs of four different types of children, or possibly the same child, depending on the circumstances and the motivation behind the question.
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There, Here, and Nowhere
There, Here, and Nowhere
How do we deal with the "Wicked Son"? And who is the elusive "Fifth Son" that's not even mentioned in the Haggadah?
The Real Haggadah
The Real Haggadah
Is it really necessary more than 3000 years on to commemorate our ancestors' freedom from slavery? Can't we move on to pressing contemporary issues?
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The Wicked Child
The Wicked Child
What gets me about Schwartz is that he ain't stupid. He has brains, but all he does with them is tickle his own brains. Schwartz' brain stands outside life peering in, like a surgeon examining a cadaver...
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Next Year in Jerusalem...
Next Year in Jerusalem... Really!
Here's one I always wanted to know: What if you're living in Jerusalem? Do you say the prayer/wish, "Next year in Jerusalem!", or just leave that line out?
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Where's Moses?
Where's Moses?
Why is the there hardly any mention of Moses in the Passover Haggadah?
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A Fifth Son
A Fifth Son
At the seder we discuss the "Four Sons": the Wise Son, the Wicked Son, the Simple Son, and the Son Who Doesn't Know How To Ask. Modern society has produced a fifth son...
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The Vegetarian Era
The Vegetarian Era
Matzah represents the bare necessities of life. The Passover offering represents luxuries whose function is solely to give pleasure. Maror represents a middle ground between these two extremes...
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Our Children, Ourselves
Our Children, Ourselves
Here is the popular take: The Wise Son is the one who turned out right. The Wicked One? Well... enough said. The Simple One? Alright, not every hamentasch turns out the way you want. The One Who Doesn't Know to Ask? Oy...
The Wicked Son
The Wicked Son
Behind his wickedness there is a story, a reason why he allowed his innocent soul to become corrupted and his pure mind twisted by lower tendencies. Identify the root cause, and then neutralize it...
Unity Alone
Unity Alone
What would be the point of going to Mount Sinai if not to receive the Torah? What other point is there in being there? After all, at this particular mountain there is neither food, nor water or skiing...
The Wicked Son’s Perceptive Question
The Wicked Son’s Perceptive Question
I am a wicked person, he's declaring. I enjoy food, I live in order to indulge in the pleasures of the world. It makes perfect sense for me to be a part of this grand feast... but what does it have to do with you guys?

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