Maror as a Philosophical Theme of Pesach

Machshavah Lab

Length: 43 minutes
Synopsis: In today's Lomdeha Friday Seminar (3/19/21) we explored one of the most underappreciated themes of Pesach, namely, maror. People talk about the Egyptian slavery and oppression, but not the specific quality of "bitterness." In this shiur we utilize the best Chumash commentary in the entire world to arrive at our understanding of what this "bitterness" is, and why it is a central theme in Pesach. Not only that, but one of my students comes up with a better answer to the second question than the one I prepared!
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מקורות:
הגדה של פסח
שמות א:יג-יד
רש"י – שמות א:יג
בכור שור – שמות א:יד
תלמוד בבלי סוטה דף יא עמוד ב
רלב"ג – שמות א:יג
רמב"ם: הקדמה למשנה תורה
ויקרא כה:לט-מג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר קנין, הלכות עבדים א:ו
תלמוד בבלי פסחים דף קטז עמוד א
משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות חמץ ומצה ז:ד
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