Why is the great miracle of Yud Nisan commemorated on Shabbos — even when Yud Nisan falls on a Tuesday? If the Torah never mentions Shabbos in connection with taking the sheep, why do we call it Shabbos HaGadol and not Yud Nisan HaGadol? And what does any of this have to do with us, four days before our own Leil Seder?

Rabbi Klapper uncovers a stunning layer in the Drisha: it wasn't coincidence that the sheep was taken on Shabbos — it was the entire point. The week is the only unit of time that has no astronomical explanation. No moon cycle, no constellation, no planetary movement creates a seven-day week. The week comes from one place: HaKadosh Baruch Hu created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. Shabbos is therefore the purest expression of Emunah that exists. And on the very day that declares Hashem runs this world, Klal Yisrael took the god of Egypt, tied it to their beds, and told the Egyptians exactly what they were going to do with it. That's not just a miracle. That's a declaration.

Discover why Pesach can only begin with Shabbos — and why throwing away your Avodah Zarah on the day of Emunah is the first step toward any Geulah. Learn what the Egyptians' silence really meant, and why the Drisha says the date was almost irrelevant. Uncover what your own personal sheep might be — and what Shabbos is asking you to do with it.

Hosted by Rabbi Ari Klapper and produced by Eli Podcast Productions, this episode is part of the Why Did Rashi Say That series, available on RealJudaism.org. Don't forget to subscribe and share to stay connected with our weekly Torah insights!