On Pesach, the blessing on matzah is “ha-motsi lechem min ha-arets” because matzah is our bread on Pesach. But for the rest of the year matzah resembles a cracker, which should call for the blessing “borei minei mezonot.” Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the opinions and disagreements among the posekim regarding the blessing for matzah for the rest of the year.

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The Maxwell House Haggadah has been used as a marketing tool and ritual object since its introduction to American-Jewish homes in 1932. With over 50 million copies in print, it may be the best known and most popular Haggadah in the English speaking world, placed on Passover tables from the most humble tenements of long ago to the White House Seder.

Join Rabbi Jeffrey Saks (who has used the same wine-stained copy since elementary school) as we discover what this Haggadah says about the Seder, American Jewry, and if it is indeed good to the last drop.

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Rabbi Saadia Gaon’s sefer Emunot V’Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rabbi Daniel Korobkin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.

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Join Ilana Goldstein Saks as she reviews the Moss Haggadah, whose illustrations not only decorate the text, but interpret it – aiding and deepening the telling of its story.

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Join Rabbi Chaim Brovender  as he talks about the one Haggadah he likes to use Seder night, -Rashi’s Haggadah. Compiled from Rashi’s commentary on the Torah and elsewhere,  it brings his brief and clear elucidations of the text.

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Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores the Rav Tevele Bondi (Germany, c.1820 – c.1880) Haggadah. A straightforward and innovative perush in the style of Rav Shimshon Rafael Hirsch, Rabbi Korobkin enjoys using this Haggadah on Seder night because it has answers to questions that he couldn’t find anywhere else.

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Join Rabbi Johnny Solomon as he discusses his favorite Haggadah, ‘The Koach Eitan Empowering Seder Conversations Passover Haggadah’.

This special Haggadah, which contains both contributions and a foreword by Rabbi Solomon, ‘presents clear and inspiring insights to foster broad inclusion and engagement’, and incorporates ‘practical inclusion tools and instruction icons to help navigate the Seder.’

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All forms of benefit from chametz are prohibited on Pesach. This means that you cannot feed your pets or farm animals chametz But most commercial pet food is inedible for humans. Is such pet food also prohibited on Pesach? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the opinions of the leading posekim.

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This week we will discuss which meal-offerings include or exclude oil and frankincense, focusing on exceptional offerings like the minchat choteh and minchat sotah, and what happens if these ingredients are added improperly. We will then analyze the procedures of tenufah (waving) and hagashah (bringing the offering to the altar), identifying which meal-offerings require these rituals and who performs them. The Gemara then introduces the Omer offering, describing the public barley harvest ceremony after Passover and establishing the timing that begins the count toward Shavuot.

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Join ⁠Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz⁠ and explore ‘A Different Night’ by Noam Zion, a Haggadah that transforms the Seder from a scripted ritual into a dynamic, question driven conversation. Together, we’ll look at how it empowers participants of all ages to think, challenge, and engage deeply with the story of Yetziat Mitzrayim. We’ll reflect on how to create a Seder that is not only informative, but genuinely transformative.

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