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 The Haggadah
 • Haggadah: An
   Introduction
 • Seder Plate-15 Steps
 • Kiddush-First Cup
 • Urchatz--Karpas
 • Breaking the Middle
   Matzah
 • Maggid-Bread of Our
   Affliction
 • All Who Are Hungry
 • Next Year Free Men
 • Four Questions--Slaves
 • Bnei Brak--Wise Men
 • Baruch Hamakom
 • Rosh Chodesh Nissan
 • Idolators--400 Years
 • Vi-He She-Amda
 • Down to Egypt
 • Hard Labour
 • Cried Out to God
 • God Brought Us Out
 • Ten Plagues
 • Dayenu! Many Plagues
 • Pesach Offering
 • Matzah Explained
 • Marror Explained
 • In Every Generation
 • Hallel
 • Eating the Matzah
 • Bitter Herbs--Korech
   Sandwich
 • Festive Meal-Afikoman-
   Grace
 • Door for Elijah--Hallel
 • Conclusion
 Themes
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Haggadah: An Introduction
by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
Putting the Seder into perspective.

Seder Plate - 15 Steps
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
The 15 Seder steps and what they symbolize.

Kiddush - First Cup
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Why is this one of the 15 steps to freedom?

Urchatz -- Karpas
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Lessons and ideas behind these 2 symbols.

Breaking the Middle Matzah
by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
Why is this one the 15 Steps to Freedom?

Maggid - Bread of Our Affliction
by Rabbi Stephen Baars
"This is the bread of affliction that our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt."

All Who Are Hungry
by Rabbi Stephen Baars
"All who are hungry -- come and eat. All who are needy -- come and join the Passover celebration."

Next Year Free Men
by Rabbi Stephen Baars
"Now, we are here; next year we should be in the land of Israel. This year we are slaves; next year -- free people."

Four Questions - Slaves
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Why are questions so important?

Bnei Brak--Wise Men
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
"It is mitzvah upon us to tell about the Exodus from Egypt. And whoever talks about it at length is praiseworthy."

Baruch Hamakom
by Rabbi Stephen Baars
"Blessed is God. Blessed is He. Blessed is The One Who gave the Torah to His people Israel. Blessed is He."

Rosh Chodesh Nissan
by Rabbi Tom Meyer
Opportunity is only as good as we choose it to be. God is ready to pull us out right now. Right this minute.

Idolators--400 Years
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Life is a continuous process toward self-discovery. It is never too late. And now is the time.

Vi-He She-Amda
by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
Have non-Jews really tried to destroy us in every generation?

Down to Egypt
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Our father Jacob did not go down to Egypt to settle permanently, but only to reside there temporarily.

Hard Labour
by Rabbi Tom Meyer
The Jews assimilate, think they're full-fledged Egyptians, an accepted part of society. But what happens? Anti-Semitism.

Cried Out to God
by Rabbi Tom Meyer
We cried out to the Lord, God of our ancestors. And God heard our voice and saw our affliction and our toil and our oppression. (Deut. 26:7)

God Brought Us Out
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
"And in all the god's of Egypt will I execute judgment -- I and no agent' I am God -- it is I and no other."

Ten Plagues
by Rabbi Tom Meyer
Plagues and Miracles??

Dayenu! Many Plagues
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
The number of plagues was therefore five-fold, corresponding to the five letters of Elokim -- the Name of God which represents strict justice.

Pesach Offering
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
What was the reason our ancestors ate the Passover offering at the time of the Temple?

Matzah Explained
by Rabbi Tom Meyer
What is the reason we eat Matzah?

Marror Explained
by Rabbi Tom Meyer
What is the reason we eat Marror?

In Every Generation
by Rabbi Naftali Schiff
This year, 50 percent of young Jews are being lost to apathy and assimilation. Shouldn't we leave an empty seat tonight?

Hallel
by Rabbi Tom Meyer
Therefore it is our duty to thank, praise, laud, glorify, exalt, honor, bless, extol, and pay respect to He who did all these miracles for our ancestors and for us.

Eating the Matzah
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
It is a Torah mitzvah to eat matzah on Seder night.

Bitter Herbs--Korech Sandwich
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
The Why's and How's of eating bitter herbs on Seder night.

Festive Meal--Afikomen--Grace
by Rabbi Stephen Baars
Why are these part of the 15 steps to Freedom?

Door for Elijah--Hallel
by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
Elijah the Prophet occupies a fascinating place in Jewish historical consciousness.

Conclusion
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
"Next Year in Jerusalem!!"

Born Free?
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
Quite the contrary. Learn how to choose freedom this Passover.

Four Sons
by Rabbi Stephen Baars
"Educate the child according to his way."

Four Sons and the Child Within
by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
The Haggadah's Four Sons are really each of us, struggling to find our path in life and in the Jewish world.



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