We Were Slaves in Egypt...: The Haggadah in Depth, Part 1
Understanding the answer to the Four Questions. If G-d would not have taken us out, would we really still be slaves in Egypt? This class begins from right after the child asks the Four Questions, and covers the paragraph “Avadim Hayinu” (We were slaves in Egypt).
Related Text: | English Haggadah Text with Instructional Guide | |
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Topics: | Haggadah |
I believe the Jewish calendar as two different cycles, the cycle of months and the cycle of years. The year starts on rosh hashanah. However, the first month is nissan. Pesach, which falls in nissan, is not known as the "new years" because nissan is the first month but not the first day of the year in the yearly cycle, only in the monthly cycle. Additionaly, Pesach falls on the 14th of Nissan, not the 1st.