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Introduction
to the Haggadah p. 3
Bedikat
hametz p. 3
Two
systems: Burning and annulling p. 3
Hiding
bread in the house before doing the bedikat hametz p. 4
The
blessing on bedikat hametz p. 5
The
Seder plate p. 6
The
history of the Seder plate p. 6
How
many matzot? p. 11
The
mnemonic of the Seder p. 12
Kiddush p. 13
The
four cups of wine p. 13
The
four words or verses of redemption (parshanut) p. 14
Leaning p. 15
Karpas p. 17
Why
is karpas part of the Seder? p. 17
How
much karpas is one to eat? p. 18
Dipping
the karpas p. 19
Yachatz
and ha lachma anya p. 20
Maggid p. 23
The
obligation to re-tell the story of the exodus from Egypt p. 23
Structure
of the Maggid p. 25
Mah
nishtanah: Covering the matzah by the mah nishtanah p. 25
Mah
nishtanah: Popularity and source p. 26
Mah
nishtanah: Who says the mah nishtanah? p. 27
Mah
nishtanah: How many questions compromise the mah nishtanah? p. 28
Mah
nishtanah: The order of the mah nishtanah? p. 29
Mah
nishtanah: The answers p. 29
Lowly
states: We were slaves and our forefathers were idolaters p. 31
The
four sons: Why four? p. 32
The
four sons: How can one identify the traits of each son? p. 33
The
four sons: The answers to evil son’s question p. 33
The
four sons: The answer/ statement to the son who cannot ask a question p. 34
The
four sons: Two plus two p. 34
The
drush: Introduction p. 35
The
drush: Connections between the mikra bikurim and other verses in the Torah p. 35
The
drush: Arami oved avi (parshanut) p. 36
The
drush: Va-yered Mitzraymah p. 37
The
drush: And the Egyptians with evil intent treated us harshly (parshanut) p. 37
The
drush: We cried to G-d (parshanut) p. 39
The
drush: And G-d saw our affliction and our burdensome suffering (parshanut) p. 40
The
drush: And G-d took us out Egypt (parshanut) p. 41
The
drush: The plague of the firstborn (parshanut) p. 42
The
drush: Sixteen drops p. 42
The
drush: The ten plagues p. 44
The
drush: Dzakh adash beachav (parshanut) p. 44
R.
Yosi ha-Galilee, R. Eliezer and R. Akiva p. 46
Dayenu p. 46
Rabban
Gamliel p. 47
Matzah
(parshanut) p. 48
Maror p. 49
Dividing
Hallel p. 51
Differences
between Hallel all year round and by the Seder p. 52
The
blessing at the end of the Maggid p. 52
Matzah p. 54
How
much matzah does one need to eat by the Seder?p. 54
Shemurah
matzah p. 55
Charoset p. 57
Eating
eggs by the beginning of the meal p. 59
Afikoman p. 60
The
history of the term afikoman p. 60
Eating
the afikoman before midnight p. 62
Shefokh
hamatcha p. 63
Conclusion
of Hallel in the Haggadah p. 65
Songs
at the end of the Seder p. 66
Bibliography p. 68