This series on the Passover Haggadah features in-depth study of the actual ancient text, its formal instructional accompaniment and the commentary authored by the Rebbe. We invariably draw on a wide range of classic and contemporary teachings.
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Our current focus is on "Matzah," section eight of the fifteen parts that comprise the Pesach Seder's Order.
Episode #42 is entitled; "BREAKING BREAD" although, of course, we are really referring to the non-leavened Matzoh version.
Having learnt lots on the meaning, and impact of eating Shemurah Matzah at the Seder, we now move into practice mode, focusing on the Halachik etiquette that precedes the sacred consumption of these Mitzvah Wafers on this hollowed Night.
This scholarly analysis about the correct Holding Pattern for the 3 Seder Plate Matzot will introduce us to an array of sources and differing schools of thought, with some very different conclusions.
A unique system of sourcing will putatively provide us with the reasoning for the resolution reached, as well as give us a grasp of the interplay between the specific requirements of Matzah on Pesach vs the Challah Bread eaten at other formal Yom Tov repasts honouring the Chagim (Biblical Festivals).
This 42nd Episode of our ongoing study series on the Haggadah (formal Handbook) of the Passover Seder has been sponsored by Victor and Debby Janowski to commemorate the Yahrtzeit of Benny Karakowsky z"l Dovber Ben Elyahu Areh / Ita Leah.
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