I.+Pesach

=מה נשתנה הלילה הזה - The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same!=

Ever since the very first "Passover," there has been a //seder// meal. Families have gathered around tables. Children have asked questions of parents. Symbolic foods have been eaten. Prayers and blessings have been recited. The story of the Exodus from Egypt has been retold. Songs have been joyously sung. But where did all of these traditions come from? How did we know what we were supposed to do and in what "order?"



Families have traditions that go back generations, but the customs and laws of the //Seder// go all the way back to specific instructions given in the Torah and the first official order of the //Seder// being instructed in the Mishna. We will study how our //Seder// is both similar to and different from the original //S'darim// from 2000 years ago in the Mishna period and earlier.


 * Section from the Torah

Sample Chart for Torah, Mishna, Modern Seder Comparison || Parashat Bo, [|Exodus 20:1-20] ||
 * == משנה פסחים פרק 10 == || [[file:Pesah Mishna Texts.pdf]] ||
 * Torah-Mishna-Haggadah Today Study Chart || Link to [|shared doc] ||