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Why does the Hagada say "אחד"?
By the 4 sons - the Hagada says אחד חכם ואחד רשע ואחד תם...
Why? It should just say חכם ורשע ותם ושאינו יודע לשאול!?!
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The simanei haseder (TOC of the seder)
Why was the simanei haseder created? Is there any real significance to them other than just being a table of contents? And Why do we chant or sing it at the start of the seder?
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Why make acronyms for the plagues? [duplicate]
In the Haggada, Rabbi Yehudah makes acronyms for the 10 plagues.
What was the purpose of making these acronyms?
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Why Are We Blunting His Teeth?
We all know the famous question about the Rasha in the Hagada - why are we blunting his teeth?
Can everyone please write all the answers they know?
(besides for famous gematria; Rasha - Teeth = Tzadik)...
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Does Arba'a Banim mean four sons or four children?
I've seen Arba'a Banim translated as alternately four sons or four children. Are there any sources for whether the word "Banim" here means sons only or whether it should specifically be ...
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How is דרך חירות fulfilled nowadays with הסיבה?
Raavya (12th-13th centuries) writes that as it is no longer the case that folks recline on couches when eating (as was common during the Greco-Roman period) one should eat upright at the table.
Hagaos ...
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Why no bracha on telling the story of the Exodus?
Relating the story of the Exodus is a Biblical commandment. Why is there no bracha on specifically that?
An answer on this site says that we talk about the Exodus in the kiddush, but that does not ...
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Order of the haggadah
Is there a logical order to the Haggadah, or is it just a collection of ideas/teachings relating to the exodus?
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Rav Menashe Klein on 4 cups for Seder Night
This website quotes Rabbi Menasheh Klein author of Mishne Halachos.
"Why did they establish 4 cups for Seder and not 5?...The Zohar in Parshat Shemini explains the Kohen may not enter the Holy ...
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If Using *Chamar Medinah* for Dalet Kosos, is an Alcoholic One Preferred?
As discussed previously, the Maharil ("father of Ashkenazic customs") says it's okay to use mead at the Seder if someone has no wine (or presumably is deathly allergic to it), and the Ramah ...
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Dayenu as a Question?
Someone mentioned there exists a haggadah where the dayenu's end with a question mark and each are understood to mean "would it have been enough?" as opposed to the traditional understanding ...
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In every generation they rise against us - WHO?
We read in the Hagaddah:
וְהִיא שֶׁעָמְדָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְלָנוּ. שֶׁלֹּא אֶחָד בִּלְבָד עָמַד עָלֵינוּ לְכַלּוֹתֵנוּ, אֶלָּא שֶׁבְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר עוֹמְדִים עָלֵינוּ לְכַלוֹתֵנוּ, וְהַקָּדוֹ��ׁ ...
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Hallel in syngagogue on Pesach night before dark
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 487:4 describes a custom to recite Hallel in the synagogue at the end of Arvit on the first (two) night(s) of Pesach.
Some (e.g. Gra) link this custom to the practice found ...
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why don't we say a brocho on the Hagadah?
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the rule is is that we usually say brochos over Mitvos that we do.
Since it's a Mitzvah to tell over the story of going out of Egypt on the first night of Pesach [as it even says in the ...
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If one eats Matzah without leaning, does one need to make another Brocho on the Matza?
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The general law in the Gemara and brought in the Rambam and Shulchan Aruch is that one needs to lean while eating Matzah and drinking the 4 cups.
The question is: Is the leaning an essential ...