{ "clip_details": { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "dever-michal-paniry", "title": "Dever- Michal Paniry", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "To what extent did the animals suffer, and eventually the Egyptian people? The Rambam says that all the animals owned by...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>To what extent did the animals suffer, and eventually the Egyptian people? The Rambam says that all the animals owned by Egyptians died. In simpler terms: the Egyptian animals suffered greatly, but not every animal in Egypt was afflicted. Therefore, the Egyptians had no other option but to buy animals from the Jews due to the fact that the Jews were the only ones with livestock that weren’t at death’s door. Ironically, the Egyptians were forced to rely on the Jews even more than the Jews had to rely on the Egyptians for hundreds of years. Now, the Egyptians’ lives were at stake because they were entirely dependent on the Jews. The Jews had all the power and could choose whether or not they could use it for the good of the people or abuse it. They could have enslaved them or deprived them of animal-sourced foods and let all their immune systems deteriorate, which would eventually lead to their deaths. Needless to say, the Jews weren’t thrilled about helping them, but they knew that they had to do so because it was the right thing to do. Evidently, the Jews used their powers for the good (which is far more than the Egyptians can say about themselves) and the Egyptians got the food, which helped them greatly. Clearly, this was a test for the Jews. G-d was testing to see how they would react when all the power was placed on their shoulders, and they undoubtedly responded positively and passed. From this we can learn that (a) you should always treat others the way you would like to be treated, (b) just because other people are doing the wrong thing, that doesn’t make it okay for you to comply, and (c) that although we may not understand the commandment, it is important to do what we know is the right to do even if we don’t understand why.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Ten Plagues", "slug": "ten-plagues" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 208, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Dever- Michal Paniry | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/dever-michal-paniry", "og:title": "Dever- Michal Paniry | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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The Egyptians embittered the lives of our ancestors in Egypt. It is said, “They made their lives bitter through hard labor, with mortar and brick and all kinds of work in the field. All their labor was carried out under conditions of excessive force.” (Exodus 1:14) Marror represents the bitterness of the slaves in Egypt. Just as it embitters our taste, the Egyptians embittered their lives.</p><p>Sfas Emes explains that Marror teaches us that, like the Exodus, the exile itself orchestrated by God for our benefit. Marror also alludes to the toil that a person must be ready to invest in order to achieve personal growth. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch explains that we became a nation in a foreign country, tortured with no rights, and with no foreseeable future. God tells us, “Through your blood you shall live.” The beauty of Marror is to feel the pain and to feel the joy. </p><p>It is a custom to use lettuce because it is sweet first and bitter later. Although vice and iniquity may seem sweet at first, they ultimately reveal themselves to be bitter.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "Greatest Hits Haggadah", "slug": "greatest-hits-haggadah", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Maror", "slug": "maror" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 255, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Marror- Daniela Hojda | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/marror-daniela-hojda", "og:title": "Marror- Daniela Hojda | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "dayenu-michael-escobar", "title": "Dayenu- Michael Escobar", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "The section I chose is Dayenu. With this we are telling G-d “It would have been enough.” But it wouldn’t be enough. Firs...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>The section I chose is Dayenu. With this we are telling G-d “It would have been enough.” But it wouldn’t be enough. First, Hashem took us out of slavery and then out of Egypt. He killed their first born and gave them many other plagues. At the end, we were the victors. Aish.com points out how with only one word, we summarize so many ideas. In the Hagadah, the word Dayenu summarizes all the good things Hashem has done for us: such as give us Torah, keep us 40 years in the desert, open up the Red Sea to us to escape Pharaoh, and gave us Shabbat among other things. With Dayenu we tell Hashem that with just one of these things, it would of been enough. But, he kept on doing more things to help us. According to the commentaries, the poem is all based on the number five. It has 15 stanzas; the first five explain how our bodies were slaves. The second five talk about miracles Hashem did with nature. The last five bring us closer to Hashem. In the Hagadah, G-d enumerates all the miracles. Dayenu is the most important song in the Hagadah and in the seder.  With the word Dayenu, we thank Hashem for taking us out of slavery, the process by which he did it, all the miracles he made, and all the gifts he gave us. The biggest gift he gave us all is the Torah. Every seder, when we go over the Passover story, we are not only listening to the story, we are thanking Hashem for making us free from slavery and for His gifts. </span></p><p><span>      </span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "aish.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Ten Plagues", "slug": "ten-plagues" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 246, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Dayenu- Michael Escobar | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/dayenu-michael-escobar", "og:title": "Dayenu- Michael Escobar | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "tzafun-alexandra-mundlak", "title": "Tzafun- Alexandra Mundlak", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "Tzafun is the last morsel of food eaten by participants at the Seder. According to the english translation of the Haggad...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>Tzafun is the last morsel of food eaten by participants at the Seder. According to the english translation of the Haggadah, “</span><span>after the meal, take the Afikoman and divide it among all the members of the household, by giving everyone a kezayit (the volume of one olive). Take care not to eat or drink (only water allowed, but not recommended) after the Afikoman. It is to be eaten in the reclining position and this ought to be done before midnight.” </span><span>After having read the translation of the Haggadah in english, something I found interesting was that we are not allowed to eat anything after eating the afikoman, and that was my question; does eating the afikoman symbolize anything? Is that why we are not allowed to eat anything after we eat our afikoman? The answer I came up with was that the afikoman should be eaten last to finish our Seder with a matzah. This symbolizes how the Jews survived in Egypt, and therefore we’ll always sense that lasting feeling of survival.</span></p><p><span>According to the body, “</span><span>with the first matzah, we fulfilled our obligation to eat matzah. This one is in place of the Pesach lamb (which can only be brought in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem) that is meant to be eaten on a full stomach.” </span></p><p><span>According to the soul, “</span><span>In the Kabbalah, it is explained that there is something deeper than the soul. There is the body, the spirit, and then there is the essence. If the soul is light, then that essence is the source of light. If it is energy, then the essence is the dynamo. It is called \"tzafun,\" meaning hidden, buried, locked away and out of reach.</span></p><p><span>On Passover night, we have the power to be inspired and touch the inner core. But only after all the steps before: Destroying our personal chametz, preparing our homes for liberation, the eleven steps of the Seder until now. Then, when we are satiated with all we can handle, connecting every facet of ourselves to the Divine, that’s when that power comes to us. Whether we sense it or not, tasteless as it may seem, the matzah we eat now reaches deep into our core and transforms our very being.”</span></p><p><span>In general, the things one finds inspiring and nice may take them a step forward.</span><span>But if you want to effect real change, you need to do something totally beyond your personal bounds.</span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "chabad,org", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Tzafun", "slug": "tzafun" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 264, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Tzafun- Alexandra Mundlak | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/tzafun-alexandra-mundlak", "og:title": "Tzafun- Alexandra Mundlak | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "motzi-matza-daniel-fiske", "title": "Motzi Matza- Daniel Fiske", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "Did you know that the first time you eat matzah on pesach is during Motzi Matzah? I found this very interesting because...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>Did you know that the first time you eat matzah on pesach is during Motzi Matzah? I found this very interesting because pesach is a very holy holiday and the first bite of matzah is such a big mitzvah. In the Jewish religion we say brachot for almost everything, from seeing a rainbow to eating food. Almost every time we say a blessing, it consists of just one. Therefore many have had the questions of why we say two brachot for matzah when we usually say one for bread? After research, I found that the first bracha is the normal one we always recite for any type of bread. Since it is a huge mitzvah to eat matzah on pesach, we say another blessing on the commandment to eat matzah on pesach. I also came up with an answer based on the best known quote from the Haggadah, “Why is this night different from all other nights”? Since this night is different than all other nights, we need to change the number of brachot to make it as unique as possible.  It is very important to understand the reason behind the things we do at the seder so that there is a greater meaning behind the mitzvot. You will also feel more spiritual if you know exactly what you are saying and why. </span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Motzi-Matzah", "slug": "motzi-matzah" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 264, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Motzi Matza- Daniel Fiske | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/motzi-matza-daniel-fiske", "og:title": "Motzi Matza- Daniel Fiske | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "kos-shel-eliyahu-beny-redensky", "title": "Kos Shel Eliyahu- Beny Redensky", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "\"When the fourth cup is poured, over which Hallel is recited, it is customary to pour an additional cup, one bigger than...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>\"When the fourth cup is poured, over which Hallel is recited, it is customary to pour an additional cup, one bigger than the others. This fifth cup is called the Cup of Eliyahu. Its basis </span><span>is a Talmudic debate (Pesachim 118a): Rabbi Tarfon maintained that one must drink five cups of wine at the Seder, the fifth being the one Hallel is recited over. Since the dispute is unresolved, the custom is to pour the fifth cup – as per Rabbi Tarfon – but not to drink it – as per the Sages. When Eliyahu comes and clarifies all of our halachic doubts, this too shall be resolved. That is why it is called the Cup of Eliyahu.\" </span></p><p><span><br /></span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "http://www.morashasyllabus.com/class/The%20Passover%20Seder.pdf", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Nirtzah", "slug": "nirtzah" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 158, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Kos Shel Eliyahu- Beny Redensky | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/kos-shel-eliyahu-beny-redensky", "og:title": "Kos Shel Eliyahu- Beny Redensky | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "barech-bram-osman", "title": "Barech- Bram Osman", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "Prior to the Birkat haMazon we customarily recite the Shir Hamaalot which proclaims, “When the L-rd will return the exil...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>Prior to the Birkat haMazon we customarily recite the Shir Hamaalot which proclaims, “When the L-rd will return the exiles of Zion, we will have been like dreamers. Then our mouth will be filled with laughter, and our tongue with joyous song.” G-d could have just given the Jewish people happiness and pleasure right away, but he said that it is not coming right way. The reason it says it this way is because it gives the Jewish people something to look forward to. If you do not look forward to happiness then in stagnant moments you will have little to live for. This is why it says when the L-rd will return from the exiles of Zion, we will be happy in many different ways. If you already are satisfied with your life you must continue to strive to improve yourself and be happier. We should always be looking forward to happiness. The principle you should live by is that you should look forward to better things in life; even if you think you are already happy and life is great you should always strive to be better. </p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Bareich", "slug": "bareich" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 213, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Barech- Bram Osman | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/barech-bram-osman", "og:title": "Barech- Bram Osman | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "kinim-marissa-lichy", "title": "Kinim- Marissa Lichy", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "כנים which means Lice, is the third plague that was brought upon the Egyptians. Although people look at the ten plagues...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>כנים which means Lice, is the third plague that was brought upon the Egyptians. Although people look at the ten plagues as physical devastation, it didn't <em>only</em> affect them in that way.The Egyptians suffered in a deeper way than it appears. It affected the way that they lived their life. For instance, each plague challenged what they believed in. Turning the water into blood makes G-d a higher- level than the god of the river that they believed in. This idea can be applied throughout the ten plagues. We can even understand how this must have affected Pharaoh. Pharaoh saw how the plagues challenged the gods he believed in. </span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Ten Plagues", "slug": "ten-plagues" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 229, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Kinim- Marissa Lichy | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/kinim-marissa-lichy", "og:title": "Kinim- Marissa Lichy | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "pesach-matza-maror-talia-svid", "title": "Pesach, Matza, Maror- Talia Svid", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "There are three aspects of Pesach listed by Rabban Gamliel and in order to fulfill the obligation, one must recite all t...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>There are three aspects of Pesach listed by Rabban Gamliel and in order to fulfill the obligation, one must recite all three (Pesach, Matzah and Maror). But why must one read ALL three aspects in order to fully fulfill their obligation at the seder? According to Raban Gamliel, if one recited only two of the three, one would not have fulfilled the mitzvah because each and every one of them is necessary in creating the story of Pesach. The reason we recite the Pesach is because Hashem passed over the houses of our fathers in Egypt. The reason we recite the Matzah is because the dough of our fathers did not have time to become leavened and the reason that we should recite the Maror is because the Egyptians embittered the lives of our fathers in Egypt. Each component depends on the other for the narrative, and indeed, the seder experience, to progress.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Four Children", "slug": "four-children" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 192, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Pesach, Matza, Maror- Talia Svid | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/pesach-matza-maror-talia-svid", "og:title": "Pesach, Matza, Maror- Talia Svid | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "nirtzah-aviva-sredni", "title": "Nirtzah- Aviva Sredni", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "Nirtzeh contains a statement that is shouted over and over again: \"L'shana Haba'ah B'yerushalaim\". In English, it transl...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>Nirtzeh contains a statement that is shouted over and over again: \"L'shana Haba'ah B'yerushalaim\". In English, it translates as \"Next Year in Jerusalem\". Every year, we chant it over and over again to remind us to do great things and keep up our great acts so that when moshiach comes, we will all finally go to Israel. Many people question why we continue to chant it since we have been chanting it for so long, yet we’re still not in Israel. We really continue to shout it because it’s a reminder and it keeps up our enthusiasm that one day, we will be all together in Israel.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Nirtzah", "slug": "nirtzah" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 199, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Nirtzah- Aviva Sredni | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/nirtzah-aviva-sredni", "og:title": "Nirtzah- Aviva Sredni | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "choshech-goldie-sion", "title": "Choshech- Goldie Sion", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "Choshech, Darkness, the 9th plague was one of most horrifying days for the Egyptians. The darkness was so thick it felt...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>Choshech, Darkness, the 9th plague was one of most horrifying days for the Egyptians. The darkness was so thick it felt like they were trapped and couldn’t breathe. It was so dark they were practically blind. There was no escape.  While the Egyptians were suffering darkness the Israelites had light. I wonder, if the Jews had light, why didn’t the Egyptians go to them for light? Did the darkness blind them?  I think Darkness was to make the Egyptians feel what the Jews were feeling. Living without freedom is like being trapped in a place without light. Pharaoh represented the darkness; no one was able to run, hide or escape from him. He was evil just like the darkness. The Jews had no control, they were trapped and felt suffocated by the Egyptians. Darkness was the Pharaoh for the Egyptians during the plague and they couldn’t escape it. This plague showed the Egyptians how the Jews felt in Egypt.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": null, "slug": null } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 170, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Choshech- Goldie Sion | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/choshech-goldie-sion", "og:title": "Choshech- Goldie Sion | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "arbeh-arielle-shoikhet", "title": "Arbeh- Arielle Shoikhet", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "In Exodus it explains the locust plague and the reasoning behind it: G-d said that if Pharaoh did not let His people go,...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>In Exodus it explains the locust plague and the reasoning behind it: G-d said that if Pharaoh did not let His people go, locusts would take over and obscure the view of the earth, eat the land and the trees and Pharaoh's houses and the houses of Pharaoh's servants. Locusts seem to be a horrible thing, which begs the question: If locusts were meant to punish Pharaoh, why is the plague still alive and something we encounter today? You’d think that something G-d once used as a punishment would not be so common around the world today. One may even assume that by locust still being very present, the plague is still taking place. I reasoned that to be untrue with the help of a commentary from Rabbi Isaac Chaver, in which he speaks about G-d being the controller and having control of nature and being able to do what he wants with nature. I realized that G-d kept locust among people today for a reason, and I believe that reason is for memory. Locust is probably still among us today to serve as a reminder of Egypt, the suffering our people endured, and the miracles that took place in order to get our people out of Egypt. The Seder is a huge reminder of Egypt; however locust could easily serve as a subtle everyday reminder of what took place and our freedom today.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Ten Plagues", "slug": "ten-plagues" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 224, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Arbeh- Arielle Shoikhet | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/arbeh-arielle-shoikhet", "og:title": "Arbeh- Arielle Shoikhet | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "four-sons-alyssa-goldberg", "title": "The Four Sons- Alyssa Goldberg", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "When talking about the four sons, the Haggadah states about the one who doesn't know how to ask: והגדת לבנך ביום ההוא לא...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>When talking about the four sons, the Haggadah states about the one who doesn't know how to ask: </span><span>והגדת לבנך ביום ההוא לאמר בעבור זה עשה ה' לי בצאתי ממצרים.. </span><span>And you shall tell your son on that day saying, “It is because of this, that the Lord did for me when I left Egypt.” (Shemot 13:8) </span><span>If we look at this passage it doesn't seem to make sense. Why would you give him an answer if he isn't asking anything? He seems to not be interested, so why would you even bother? If I was in class and not interested in the subject, I wouldn't want someone to bother me and try to get me interested! </span><span>The answer, I think, is that if you start the conversation it will lead to questions. Once people start asking questions and those questions are answered, everyone starts getting involved in the conversation. It becomes a debate as opposed to just telling a story. When we were younger if someone was reading a story to us, sometimes it got boring. But if the person reading the story encouraged us to ask questions, we got more involved and the story was way better. </span><span>The whole format of the Seder is designed to get us to ask questions. Sometimes the answers to those questions lead to even more questions! That is how you get the whole family sitting around the Seder table involved.</span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Four Children", "slug": "four-children" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 208, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Four Sons- Alyssa Goldberg | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/four-sons-alyssa-goldberg", "og:title": "The Four Sons- Alyssa Goldberg | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "arov-bradley-moskovitz", "title": "Arov- Bradley Moskovitz", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "I found it interesting that wild animals were now wandering Egypt, scaring all of the Egyptians. What I also found inter...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>I found it interesting that wild animals were now wandering Egypt, scaring all of the Egyptians. What I also found interesting was how none of the wild animals scared the Jews, nor were the Jews scared of the animals. Why did Hashem decide to send all the wild animals to Egypt as a plague? I think he chose to send the wild animals to scare the Egyptians. Just like the Jews were scared of the Egyptians because they would torture them, now Hashem is returning the favor and scaring the Egyptians.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Ten Plagues", "slug": "ten-plagues" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 234, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Arov- Bradley Moskovitz | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/arov-bradley-moskovitz", "og:title": "Arov- Bradley Moskovitz | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "echad-mi-yodea-adam-oliel", "title": "Echad Mi Yodea- Adam Oliel", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "The literal meaning of \" Echad mi yodea\"  is “one, who knows?” This song is almost at the very end of the Hagadah. What...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>The literal meaning of \" <em>Echad mi yodea\"</em>  </span><span>is “one, who knows?” This song is almost at the very end of the Hagadah. What interests me most is that every number represents something. For each number the song asks who knows? For example: 10? Who knows 10? I know! 10 are the 10 commandments. But why is this song at the end of the Hagadah? Why couldn’t it be in the beginning? I believe this song is what sums up all of the Hagadah. A lot of children sit down at the Pesach table with their family, reading and listening to the Hagadah, but not understanding the concepts too much. <em>Echad mi yodea</em>  is an easy song to understand. It grabs the children’s attention and makes them want to sing. After each number mentioned, it narrows down to 1, which is the most important and represents that we have only one God of the heavens and the earth. The big miracle of Passover is <em>Yetziat Mitzrayim</em>. Pharaoh did not want to let the Jews out of Egypt and even though Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, nothing worked. 10 plagues were given and the Jews finally came out of Egypt. God split the sea for them to leave Egypt. The stories of these miracles of Passover remind us that we have God. This is how God’s oneness represents the Hagadah. </span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Songs", "slug": "songs" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 248, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Echad Mi Yodea- Adam Oliel | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/echad-mi-yodea-adam-oliel", "og:title": "Echad Mi Yodea- Adam Oliel | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "fourth-cup-shfoch-chamatcha-netty-silberman", "title": "Fourth Cup/ Sh'foch Chamatcha- Netty Silberman", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "“Pour out Your wrath upon the nations that do not acknowledge You, and upon the kingdoms that do not call upon Your Name...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>“Pour out Your wrath upon the nations that do not acknowledge You, and upon the kingdoms that do not call upon Your Name. For they have devoured Jacob and laid waste his habitation. Pour out Your indignation upon them, and let the wrath of Your anger overtake them. Pursue them with anger, and destroy them from beneath the heavens of the L-rd.” </span></p><p><span>I found interesting that we ask Hashem to take out all of the nations that to not acknowledge us and are trying to wipe us out of the earth. In the past and in the present, other nations want to kill us all. Today, Israel is trying to make peace with all of the countries that don’t like Israel. If the prayer above says to destroy them and to take them off of the earth, why does Israel want to make peace instead of doing what the prayer says? I believe that Israel doesn’t kill and destroy all the other nations because today the world is different. Israel believes that the lives of our fellow Jewish people are more important than killing people and groups that dislike them. Israel prefers life and the holy land, over killing people who don’t acknowledge them. This part of the Hagada speaks to us today. We ask Hashem to pursue justice in his own behalf. But the people should pursue peace.</span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Bareich", "slug": "bareich" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 259, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Fourth Cup/ Sh'foch Chamatcha- Netty Silberman | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/fourth-cup-shfoch-chamatcha-netty-silberman", "og:title": "Fourth Cup/ Sh'foch Chamatcha- Netty Silberman | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "frogs-salo-lapco", "title": "Frogs- Salo Lapco", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "An interesting thing about this plague was that the Egyptians could imitate exactly what Moses did and bring out the fro...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>An interesting thing about this plague was that the Egyptians could imitate exactly what Moses did and bring out the frogs from the Nile. It amazed me that the Egyptians can do this task because they were not loyal to the one G-D, Hashem. Another thing that I found interesting was that the frogs turned ferocious against the Egyptians. Even though they are one of the smallest creatures we know of, they turned deadly. The frogs would go everywhere and Egyptians would go. The frogs went all over their faces, their houses, and everything that they owned. They would not walk a step without seeing or being attacked by a frog that came out of the Nile. Why would Hashem choose a small animal like a frog? Frogs cannot hurt anyone and people are generally not too afraid of them. An answer I saw is that</span><span> God wanted to show that even the smallest creatures can harm someone. By doing this he humbled Pharaoh; the Egyptians can make the frogs come out of waters just like Moses, but they could not turn them against the people. </span></p><div><div> </div></div>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "[1] http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/Matthew-Henry/Exod/Plague-Frogs", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Ten Plagues", "slug": "ten-plagues" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 221, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Frogs- Salo Lapco | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/frogs-salo-lapco", "og:title": "Frogs- Salo Lapco | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "karpas-alan-pinkhasov", "title": "Karpas- Alan Pinkhasov", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "Why do we have the karpas  vegetable dipped in the salt water in the beginning of the seder? The answer to that questio...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span><span>Why do we have the <em>karpas</em>  </span></span><span>vegetable</span><span> </span><span>dipped in the salt water in the beginning of the seder? The answer to that question is that it reminds us of the millions of tears shed by our ancestors in Egypt. That’s how all our ancestors felt every single day in Egypt. </span><span> </span><span>We do it in the beginning to show that we are happy to be free and not slaves. The taste of the salt water stays with us for a while. I think this reminds us how our ancestors felt the whole time in Egypt. By doing the dipping of the vegetable in the beginning we realize that even though our ancestors had that \"bad taste\" in their mouth, they never gave up. W</span><span>e have to pay attention to the details and to everything because that vegetable did not come easily to our table. We have to pray and say thanks to Hashem for creating such a beautiful fruit right from the earth’s ground. </span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original/ aish.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Karpas", "slug": "karpas" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 277, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Karpas- Alan Pinkhasov | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/karpas-alan-pinkhasov", "og:title": "Karpas- Alan Pinkhasov | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "hallel-victoria-rivero", "title": "Hallel- Victoria Rivero", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "In the Hallel we recite “Not for our sake Hashem, not for our sake, but unto Your name give honor for the sake of Your k...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>In the Hallel we recite “Not for our sake Hashem, not for our sake, but unto Your name give honor for the sake of Your kindness, for the sake of Your truth.” The thing I found most interesting about these words is the fact that they are asking Hashem to reveal Himself - not for us but for Him. Usually when something is being asked for to Hashem it will most of the time benifit us. Why is it worded this way? I think the answer to the question is that the author (King David) wants to show us that there was a time when our oppressors would ask us “where is your god?” We are wishing that He would intervene again in the issues with man for the sake of people believing in Him. If He doesn’t show up it would be like letting those people believe that there was no god. I think that the words “for your sake” are necessary to show us how Hashem was doing this all just so mankind can recognize Him. This is similar to the principle of an eye for an eye. If Hashem wants people to see His true essence He also needs to do something for that. There is no way that it can just happen overnight. </span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Hallel", "slug": "hallel" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 248, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Hallel- Victoria Rivero | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/hallel-victoria-rivero", "og:title": "Hallel- Victoria Rivero | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "every-generation-isabella-szkolnik", "title": "In Every Generation- Isabella Szkolnik", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "בכל דור ודור - \"In every generation...\" At the seder we acknowledge our connection to those who came before us, and we a...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>בכל דור ודור - \"In every generation...\" At the seder we acknowledge our connection to those who came before us, and we are commanded to reenact the story of the exodus. Our slavery in Egypt was one of the times that we were desperately pleading for help- but we also prevailed . </span><span>We don't always come out victorious from all the struggles we are put through, but our history shows our strength. </span><span>When we learn about our religion we are taught that we are the people chosen by God. When we all sit at the seder with our friends and family and we start speaking about this portion and have the differents symbols on the seder plate it really gets you to think and lets you experience how our ancestors lived and might have felt around those times, throughout the trials and difficulties. We can relive and experience this with everyone around us. This gives us a chance to discuss how this makes us feel, and how we can get connected and stay connected.</span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Exodus Story", "slug": "exodus-story" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 234, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "In Every Generation- Isabella Szkolnik | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/every-generation-isabella-szkolnik", "og:title": "In Every Generation- Isabella Szkolnik | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "yachatz-isaac-darwiche", "title": "Yachatz- Isaac Darwiche", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "         יחץ literary means to divide, but on Pesach it represents the breaking of the Matza, the middle one to be speci...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>         יחץ literary means to divide, but on Pesach it represents the breaking of the Matza, the middle one to be specific, into two parts. The smallest is to be kept between the other two matzot and the larger part goes rolled into a napkin representing the Afikomen. We may say that it has a great importance since the Afikomen is known to entertain the children and to keep the next generation awake and active at the seder. But we can also find a deeper meaning to Yachatz and the Afikomen. It is said that the stealing of the biggest part of the broken matza represents the stolen blessing Yaakov received from his father Yitzhak. Yachatz also may be compared to how the poor conserve a part of the food for their next meal, breaking the matza and keeping a piece for later. The breaking of the matza represents a very important step in our beautiful tradition reminding us of our past and what our ancestors went through a long time ago.</span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Yachatz", "slug": "yachatz" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 292, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Yachatz- Isaac Darwiche | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/yachatz-isaac-darwiche", "og:title": "Yachatz- Isaac Darwiche | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "ha-lachma-anya-sarah-dreyfuss", "title": "Ha Lachma Anya- Sarah Dreyfuss", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "We say the words “ha lachma anya”, meaning the bread of our affliction, in the beginning of the seder because we want to...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>We say the words “ha lachma anya”, meaning the bread of our affliction, in the beginning of the seder because we want to recall the slavery of the Jews in Egypt since this is the whole point of the Passover seder. However, if we want to recall the slavery in Egypt, why is food the symbol that we use to accomplish this? In other words, there were a lot of worse things that happened to the Jews during slavery, so why is matza the symbol that we choose to recall this atrocity?</span></p><p><span>The part of the story of the Exodus out of Egypt that has always been emphasized to me was that when the Jews were leaving, they did not have enough time for their bread to rise, so instead of being bread, it became matza, and this is what they left Egypt with. Because this was the beginning of the Jews’ successful escape out of Egypt, I believe that this is why it is the symbol that we use to remember the slavery. Just like the matza was the beginning of the Exodus, so too the matza, the symbol of the slavery in Egypt, is shown in the beginning of the seder. </span></p><p><span> </span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Maggid - Beginning", "slug": "maggid-beginning" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 286, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Ha Lachma Anya- Sarah Dreyfuss | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/ha-lachma-anya-sarah-dreyfuss", "og:title": "Ha Lachma Anya- Sarah Dreyfuss | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "arami-oved-avi-alan-landau", "title": "Arami Oved Avi- Alan Landau", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "Arami Oved Avi is one of the 2 sets of biblical verses that are the core of the Hagada. Both sets of verses are found in...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>Arami Oved Avi is one of the 2 sets of biblical verses that are the core of the Hagada. Both sets of verses are found in Dvarim (Deuteronomy) instead of Shemot (Exodus). Why not reference Shemot (Exodus) when we are talking about the exodus? The reason is because the seder is not only the story itself, but the telling of it, and Dvarim is the book of remembrance, in which Moshe tells the story of our people. In the same way that the Book of Dvarim encapsulates the early history of our people, so the Hagada tells the story of Exodus. </p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Exodus Story", "slug": "exodus-story" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 224, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Arami Oved Avi- Alan Landau | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/arami-oved-avi-alan-landau", "og:title": "Arami Oved Avi- Alan Landau | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "maaseh-brabbi-eliezer-aaron-franco", "title": "Maaseh b'Rabbi Eliezer...- Aaron Franco", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "In the section of מַעֲשֶׂה בְּרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר, we see five great sages ardently discussing the Exodus from Egypt all t...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>In the section of מַעֲשֶׂה בְּרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר, we see five great sages ardently discussing the Exodus from Egypt all through the night. Their students come rushing in and tell them that it is time for the morning Shema. Rabbi Elazar Ben Azaryah states that he still does not understand after 70 years why they mention the Exodus at night. Ben Zoma explains it by quoting: \"In order that you may remember the day you left Egypt <span>all</span> the days of your life.\" The Torah adds the word \"all\" to the phrase “the days of your life” to indicate that the nights are meant as well. We all have heard this story in the past as it is a part of the Hagadah. The real question is: Why? Why, in the midst of the Seder, do we mention these Rabbis sharing the Exodus story? Why is it so important to us? </span><span>Rabbi Uri Pillichowski gave me his insight on this part of the Hagadah. Rabbi Pillichowski explained that the essence of this excerpt about the Rabbis is mentioned in order to fully understand the laws regarding the Seder and the spirit we must portray towards it. These five great sages stayed up all night with enthusiasm and discussed the Exodus with passion. Up until we mention מַעֲשֶׂה בְּרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר during the Seder, it is more about the process, the four children, the washing, etc. When we reach this point we are reminded and in a way commanded to have a certain spirit on this night because this night is different from the rest as we commemorate the most notable event in Jewish history.</span></p><p><span>I formulated a deeper reason as to why we mention this short anecdote… After speaking to other Rabbis and looking into the facts of this story, I concluded that the purpose of it is to show us that even the wisest, brightest, and greatest of Jews took part in sharing the Exodus all night. Therefore, we must try to emulate their behavior and take part in sharing the crucial event that is the reason why we are all here today.</span></p><p><span>The other intention of including this story in the Hagadah is to show us that even the noble priests take part in sharing the Exodus. All five of the Rabbis who took part in this Seder were Levites or converts, thus coming from families who weren’t slaves in Egypt. This message is a deep one. Usually, when a historical event does not pertain to a certain group of people, they abstain from the festivities that commemorate the event. But, during Pesach, even the greatest Sages whose families weren’t enslaved, are enthusiastic year in and year out to discuss all night at the Seder and wrap themselves into the feasting and jubilation of Pesach.</span></p><p><span>        All in all, we learn from our Rabbis who were involved in this story, to engage and immerse ourselves into the Seder with passion. There is no doubt that this night is different from the rest. Pesach is what keeps the Jewish world together. Sephardic, Ashkenaz, Orthodox, Reformed, and Conservative Jews gather around to enjoy and commemorate the most important event in our history. It is vital to always remember the Exodus, pass down the traditions of Pesach, and keep them alive for many years to come as all the generations before us have done for us. That is the true meaning of Pesach: keeping the eternal connection and neverending communication of the Exodus that continues to be passed from generation to generation. Indeed Mark Twain praised us stating, “The Jew saw them all, survived them all, and is now what he always was, exhibiting no decadence, no infirmities, of age, no weakening of his parts, no slowing of his energies, no dulling of his alert but aggressive mind.  All things are mortal but the Jews; all other forces pass, but he remains.”</span></p><div><span><br /></span></div>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Exodus Story", "slug": "exodus-story" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 317, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Maaseh b'Rabbi Eliezer...- Aaron Franco | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/maaseh-brabbi-eliezer-aaron-franco", "og:title": "Maaseh b'Rabbi Eliezer...- Aaron Franco | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "avadim-hayinu-andy-elyakim", "title": "Avadim Hayinu- Andy Elyakim", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": " היינו‎ עבדים (We were slaves). Shmuel and Rav disagreed about the perspective of the central story to be shared at the...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<h2><span> </span><span>היינו</span><span>‎ </span><span>עבדים</span><span> (We were slaves). </span><span>Shmuel and Rav disagreed about the perspective of the central story to be shared at the Seder table. Why was it that that the rabbis disagreed on how the story of Pesach should be shared at the seder? I believe that this was because Shmuel proposed that the story was to explain of how the Jews came from physical slavery to liberation and Rav showed that the main lesson of the seder was of our turning away from idols to following one, true god. Both of these conclusions are accepted, but there are two different versions with Shmuel’s story beginning with “We were slaves” and Rav’s with “In the Beginning”. </span></h2>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Maggid - Beginning", "slug": "maggid-beginning" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 314, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Avadim Hayinu- Andy Elyakim | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/avadim-hayinu-andy-elyakim", "og:title": "Avadim Hayinu- Andy Elyakim | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "kadesh-daniela-anidjar", "title": "Kadesh- Daniela Anidjar", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "Kadesh, sanctifying the wine, is the first of the four cups of wine that are drunk at the seder of Passover. During this...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>Kadesh, sanctifying the wine, is the first of the four cups of wine that are drunk at the seder of Passover. During this blessing, the first cup of wine is being sanctified, it is separated and it is being made holy. This cup is known as the “Cup of Sanctification.” <span>Why is the wine being blessed? This is because when the Jews were being led out of Egypt, the Jews were spared by the rest of Egypt by Hashem who made them sanctified. Also, the blessing of the first cup of Kadesh is saying that Hashem was telling the Jews that he would take them out of Egypt. </span><span>Why is only the first cup of wine, specifically, being blessed unlike the other three? What is the reasoning behind drinking and blessing exactly four cups of wine? Each blessing that is said on each cup of wine is different. The first cup of wine, known as Kadesh, is saying that Hashem is promising the Jews that he would take them out of Egypt. The blessing of the second wine cup is saying that the Jews will be delivered away from the Egyptian slavery. The third cup of wine is saying that Hashem will redeem the Jews with His power. The last cup of wine is saying that the Jews will be taken by Hashem and they will be His people. Each cup of wine represents the different things that Hashem said to the Jewish people. </span><span>Kadesh is the first thing out of the whole seder that is being blessed. The rest of the prayers have to be done as a holy and sanctified person. So, when one says the prayer, i</span><span>t not only sanctifies the wine, it also sanctifies him.</span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Kadesh", "slug": "kadesh" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 246, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Kadesh- Daniela Anidjar | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/kadesh-daniela-anidjar", "og:title": "Kadesh- Daniela Anidjar | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "makat-bechorot-max-stern", "title": "Makat Bechorot- Max Stern", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "The literal translation of “makat bechorot” is “plague of the firstborn”. After the Egyptians had already suffered from...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>The literal translation of “makat bechorot” is “plague of the firstborn”. After the Egyptians had already suffered from nine plagues, Pharaoh kept refusing to let the Jewish people go by hardening his heart. This eventually led to the ultimate punishment: the slaying of the firstborn son of every family in Egypt. The Jewish people were told to paint their doors with lamb's blood so that Hashem would know not to kill their firstborn. <span>Why is it that Hashem required us to use lamb blood to identify a Jewish household? T</span><span>he lamb is used throughout the Torah to represent an atonement of sorts. Using the lamb for Passover shows us that we have to earn our freedom through atonement and forgiveness.</span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Ten Plagues", "slug": "ten-plagues" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 276, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Makat Bechorot- Max Stern | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/makat-bechorot-max-stern", "og:title": "Makat Bechorot- Max Stern | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "rachtza-mandi-cohen", "title": "Rachtza- Mandi Cohen", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "Rachtza is the ritual where we wash our hands, before we eat the matza. The way we wash our hands is the same way that w...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>Rachtza is the ritual where we wash our hands, before we eat the matza. The way we wash our hands is the same way that we wash our hands on Shabbat and other holidays with a blessing. First, we lift up the cup and then we wash our hands on both sides in and out and top and bottom. As we wash our hands we make a blessing. (One should not talk unnecessarily until after eating the matza.) We make a blessing over the matza. There are several blessings following Rachtza. The first blessing is \"Hamotzi lechem min haaretz\", in which we acknowledge with gratitude that God allows bread to come from the earth. The second blessing is the matza blessing. Some have the custom to first lift up three matzas, on which we make the first blessing. After we make the first blessing, we put down the lower matza and make the second blessing, and then we lean to the left and eat the matza. </span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "Women's Seder", "slug": "womens-seder-1", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Rachtzah", "slug": "rachtzah" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 266, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Rachtza- Mandi Cohen | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "mah-nishtana-joseph-gucovschi", "title": "Mah Nishtana- Joseph Gucovschi", "author": "Elie Ganz", "author_handle": "ganz", "author_initials": "EG", "covertext": "We usually go to the synagogue to read stories of our past and to pray on festivals, but on Passover most families read...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p><span>We usually go to the synagogue to read stories of our past and to pray on festivals, but on Passover most families read the Hagadah at home together. I</span><span>f Passover is a holiday celebrating us leaving Egypt, w</span><span>hy when we discuss the exodus must we eat bitter herbs that don’t taste good? Shouldn’t we be eating a feast with meat and other delicacies if we are celebrating a major event in our history? The reason we don’t feast yet is because we are not celebrating exodus from Egypt; we are <span>remembering</span> it. The exodus was not a pleasant thing so we eat bitter herbs and matzah in order to feel and remember the tough times we were going through. This is based on the principle if you want to properly remember something you must perform some action that has to do with what you are trying to remember. SO if you are remembering good things you feast because that is a good thing, but if you are remembering something bad you must do something to feel bad. In this case we are eating bitter herbs in order to feel and remember the bad. Only later in the seder, when we've moved from remembering slavery to celebrating freedom, do we enjoy a feast.</span></p><p><span><br /></span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Four Questions", "slug": "four-questions" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 228, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Mah Nishtana- Joseph Gucovschi | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Their idols are of silver and gold, the product of human hands: they have a mouth, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; they have ears, but cannot hear; they have a nose, but cannot smell; their hands cannot feel; their feet cannot walk; they can make no sound with their throat. Like them should be their makers, everyone that trust in them.” </span><span>I found it interesting that some people pray and trust their gods, which are idols and they were the ones that made them. People pray to objects that can’t even move or speak or even listen. How come people can’t believe Hashem when he has shown himself in the past, but they can believe in objects that they created and they are aware that they made them? I want to know why people can have faith and pray to a non-moving object and they can’t believe in a Hashem? I think that the answer to this question is that some people could believe in idols and not in Hashem because you can see idols. Hashem is not physically visible so some people actually want to pray to something that they can see and touch. Also, I think that Hashem does this on purpose because he wants people to believe in him with faith and trust. </span></p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Original", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Hallel", "slug": "hallel" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 221, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Hallel- Leon Almosny | Passover haggadah by Elie Ganz", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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