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Why is the word "Makkat" added to 10th plague of Bechorot?
Why does the Haggadah refer only to the 10th plague with "Makkat" and not by the other 9 plagues?
:אֵלּוּ עֶשֶׂר מַכּוֹת שֶׁהֵבִיא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עַל־הַמִּצְרִים בְּמִצְרַיִם, וְאֵלוּ הֵן
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In Exodus, when exactly they "could not delay" until the dough was leavened?
THe Torah says (Ex 12,39):
וַיֹּאפוּ אֶת־הַבָּצֵק אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִיאוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם עֻגֹת מַצּוֹת כִּי לֹא חָמֵץ כִּי־גֹרְשׁוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לְהִתְמַהְמֵהַּ וְגַם־צֵדָה לֹא־עָשׂוּ לָהֶם׃
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What is the modern Jewish interpretation of Exodus 12:11?
I'm not Jewish, so please forgive me if my question sounds ignorant.
My understanding is that in modern Judaism, the Passover meal is eaten sitting rather than standing.
However, this seems to ...
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Does my uncircumcised friend still needs to be circumcised in order to join the meal for Pesach?
The Korban Pesach was made to be able to keep a meal in order to hold a celebration which serves as a remembrance (Shemot 12:14, 16).
A remembrance of the moment we took a lamb and used it's blood to ...
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The Chacham, the Rasha, the She'eino Yodeya Lish'ol, and... What's that other son again?
In the Haggadah, the third son is known as the "Tam" ("innocent" or "simple") child. In the version presented in the Yerushalmi, he is known as the "Tipeish" ("stupid") child, a drastically different ...
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Why are some sons' answers different from what's written in the Torah?
In the Hagada, the 4 sons ask questions (except, of course, for the son who doesn't know how to ask…), and they get answers.
In most cases, both the questions and the answers are put in the form of ...
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If Hashem brought about Macos Bechoros by himself, with out any angel, then what is the משחית?
If Hashem brought about Macos Bechoros by himself, with out any angel, then what is the משחית that would not harm the Bnei Yisroel mentioned in Shemot Chapter 12, Verse 23?
Premises based on the ...