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Monday, Nissan 10, 5776 / April 18, 2016 – HAKHEL YEAR
The Pesach Seder is to celebrate our Exodus from Egypt. We get together with family and friends, year after year, to tell the story of Passover and the wonderful miracles G-d performed for the Jewish people.
The major players at the Seder should be our children. The Seder was set to revolve around them and to make them feel the center of the evening. This is why it is important to involve the children in the Seder. We should teach by example that the religious part of the Pesach Seder is at least as important as the delicious Pesach meal.
For the sake of keeping the Seder interesting and informative and to keep the children’s (and adult’s) interest, I put together a list of questions and answers which I will publish between now and Pesach. This will make the Seder more interesting and interactive.
Q.How many years did the Jews live in Egypt until their liberation?
A.210 years. Jacob and his family moved to Egypt 210 years before the Exodus.
Q.Who was the first of our ancestors who lived in Egypt?
A.Abraham. The Torah tells us that when Abraham first came to Canaan (Israel), there was a hunger in the land and he moved to Egypt. Abraham’s son, Isaac, was never in Egypt. But Abraham’s grandson, Yaakov (Jacob) moved to Egypt when he was 130 years old.
Q.Why did Yaakov move to Egypt?
A. Because that’s where his lost son, Joseph, ended up after being sold by his brothers.
Q.Were Jews enslaved in Egypt all 210 years?
A.While Jacob and his children were alive, because Joseph was the ruler of the land of Egypt, they were very comfortable in Egypt. Only after the last of Jacob’s children passed away, did the Egyptians enslave the children of Israel.
Q.How old were Moshe and Aaron when they led the Jews out of Egypt?
A.Moshe was 80. Aaron was 83.
HAVE A VERY GOOD, HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL DAY
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Mazal Tov to Corinne (Bracha) Fetter & Jeffrey (Yitzchak) Weitzman on their recent engagement.
May your future together be filled with love, happiness and much blessings.