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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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Is there discussion of a connection between מצוין and צִּיּוֹן?
I haven't worked through all the etymological dictionaries yet so the connection might be obvious, (Jastrow and Klein don't seem to make it explicitly) but I am looking for discussion which connects ...
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Is there a specific "Shaliach"? [duplicate]
In the haggadah, when the text comments on various verses, it discusses Hashem's taking the people out of Egypt, and explains that it was done
לֹא עַל־יְדֵי מַלְאָךְ, וְלֹא עַל־יְדֵי שָׂרָף, וְלֹא ...
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Why choose the words Urchatz and Rachtza for the Sedder simanim?
Although technically a word based on Rechitza would be the best choice you or I would offer, the fact of the matter is our Rabbis in general chose a much less common word for hand washing which was ...
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Difference Ga'al and Natzal
shemot 6:6-7 reads the famous quote for the Pesach cups.
But what's the actual difference between deliver (natzal) and redeem (ga'al)?
take away from a problem? and remove the problem?
Please help ...
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What is the first use of the word "Seder" (סדר) for the Pesach night proceedings?
The Pesach night proceedings are commonly called the "Seder" (סדר). This word more generally means "order."
What is the first recorded use of the word סדר for this event?
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What does the word "Karpas" mean?
That which by the Seder on Pesach we eat "karpas", what does this word actually mean and where does it come from?
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Why is the wicked son sanctioned for doing what the wise son does?
In the Passover Hagada we're told about the four sons.
The second one is called wicked because he asks, "What is this service to you?!" ("מה העבודה הזאת לכם?") (emphasis mine), while the first one is ...
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רַבִּי יְהוּדָה הָיָה נוֹתֵן בָּהֶם סִמָּנִים: דְּצַ"ךְ עַדַ"שׁ בְּאַחַ"ב
רַבִּי יְהוּדָה הָיָה נוֹתֵן בָּהֶם סִמָּנִים: דְּצַ"ךְ עַדַ"שׁ בְּאַחַ"ב. We call the last Makah "Makas Bechoros" - why didn't Rabbi Yehuda say בְּאַחַ"ם
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What is "chad gadya" really all about?
Why do we sing "chad gadya" at the pesach seder? What is it supposed to be about?
Also, as a side question, is it "d'zabin aba" or "dizvan aba"?
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