Tracing Our Early Roots: The Haggadah in Depth, Part 4
When is the proper time to tell the story of the exodus from Egypt? And why do we preface it with the shameful beginnings of our people? This class covers three paragraphs that begin with “One may think . . . ,” “In the beginning our fathers served idols . . . ” and “And I took your father Abraham from beyond the river . . .”
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| Topics: | Haggadah |
Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the Spiritual Leader and Executive Director of Chabad Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, serving one of Canada’s most dynamic Jewish communities. He also serves as Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service. He is an active member of Toronto’s Vaad HaRabbanim (Council of Orthodox Rabbis), and a voting member of the COR Kashruth Council of Canada’s executive rabbinical board. Rabbi Kaplan is featured regularly on many local television and radio shows. He is a sought after speaker, with hundreds of lectures on Chabad.org. He and his wife, Faygie, are blessed with eight children. Artistically endowed, the rabbi enjoys drawing, sketching and creating charcoal portraits.
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