Pesach (Passover) is all about questions. Here are some questions you may not have thought about before. You have eight days of Passover. See how many answers you can find before the Holiday ends. As always, your friendly neighborhood rabbi is your best source. You can also check out the resources below. There are other reliable sources of information.
1. This year the second seder occurs in Saturday night. Why and how do we recite Havdallah when Shabbat ends and the second day of Passover begins?
2. Why is there no blessing when we wash our hands the first time (urchatz) during seder?
3. The number four is featured prominently in the Haggadah: four cups of win, four sons, four questions, etc. Why the number four?
4. The Passover Kiddush refers to the holiday as "the Festival of Matzot." Why does it not call the holiday "Passover?"
5. The seder must be held at night. Why are Nishmat and other prayers associated with the morning service added to the Hallel?
6. The seder must be concluded by midnight. Yet we read in the Haggadah that the sages of Bnei Brak discussed the Exodus until after dawn. What is the explanation for what seems to be a contradiction?
Have fun discussing, learning and celebrating freedom! From our family to yours, a zissen Pesach!
Related links:
Passover 101
Everything You Wanted to Know about Passover
What is Passover?
Passover: History and Overview
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