Passover Offering, The

In temple times, each Jew would participate in a Passover offering. We examine two details of the Paschal sacrifice: its bones were not to be broken and it was to be eaten roasted. What is the deeper meaning behind this and how is it relevant today?

A fascinating pilpul about the status of a child who turns bar-mitzvah between Pesach and Pesach Sheini.

When one becomes Bar Mitzvah between the first and second Passover, does he need to do the Pesach offering again? Get ready for a beautiful Talmudic style analysis.

A fresh perspective on why impure Jews were upset to be excluded from the Pesach offering.

The Pesach sacrifice comprises two distinct mitzvahs (both bringing the offering and eating it), and this teaches us the key steps to meaningful spiritual growth.

Examining the unique elements of the Pascal Offering leads to a profound discussion into the two views on the balance of community and individual.

Having established a solid understanding of Passover’s primary principles, we begin to analyze the first of the three, the Paschal Offering. Our initial point of departure demonstrates that we refer here not to actual consumption of roasted lamb, but rath...

To fully appreciate R’ Gamliel’s Passover principles, his teachings must be seen as focal points of the Seder narrative – and by extension the fulfilment of Torah Judaism itself. Ultimately, the three types of foods may also be viewed as a sort of recomme...

Study the daily lesson of Sefer HaMitzvos for day 180 with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, where he teaches the mitzvah in-depth with added insight and detail.