04/02/05 Shiur: Mrs. Rubin

[conundrum1]

Dvar Torah Inspired by the אור גדליהו - רב גדליה שור

1. What can we do to become inspired by פסח?


2. Why are the מצוות of פסח so important?


3. What does "והגדת לבנך" mean?


4. What does "זה א-לי ואנויהו" mean?


5. Why are there so many מצוות that are "זכר ליציאת מצרים"?  What about all the other נסים?

Comments

[herladyship]

... i wish i understood what you just said. every time i started catching on you'd throw in more hebrew and i'd get lost again. no fair!

[conundrum1]

I appologize. I originally typed it up for myself.

Avoda Zara - Idol Worship
Hashem - G-d
Korban - Sacrifice
Pessach - Passover
Masechet - Tractate (section of the oral bible)
Avraham - Abraham
Yaakov - Jacob
Rambam - Maimonedes - Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon
Ramban - Nachmonedes - Rabbi Nachman ben ____
Rashi - greatest commentator - Rabbi
Tehillim - psalms
Galut - exile
Geula - redemption (messianic times)
Mitzvot - commandments given by G-d
Midot - behaviours, characteristics
Shechina - divine spirit
Beit Hamikdash - Temple
Targum - commentator who translated into Aramaic
Karet - being cut off
Matzah - unleavened bread
Neshama - soul
Brit Mila - Circumcision
Tumah - Impurity
Tahara - Purity
Bnei Yisroel - the Jews (Children of Israel)
Maharal - Rabbi Moshe Isserlesh (?), from Prague
Dveykut - closeness to G-d
zechuyot - merits
Marror - bitter herbs
Nekudah - point
Chametz - bread...
Bavel - Babylonia
Hester Panim - Hidden [Face]
Ruach Hakodesh - divine spirit, a lower level of prophecy (sort of)
Gemara - oral bible

Have I missed

[herladyship]

its not the terms i didnt understand, it's the part where you wrote in hebrew ;)

[conundrum1]

oooooh - oops :)

אור גדליהו - רב גדליה שור - Or Gedaliahu, Rav Gedalia Shor
מצוות of פסח - commandments of passover
"והגדת לבנך" - And you shall teach your sons (the story of passover)
זה א-לי ואנויהו" - This is my G-d and I will glorify Him
"זכר ליציאת מצרים" - In rememberance of leaving Egypt
נסים - miracles
פסח, מצה, מרור - passover, matzah, bitter herbs
פסח and ספירה - passover and sefira (49 days from passover until the next holiday of shavot)

[kooshballrivky]

Wow. How long did it take you to write this one up?

[conundrum1]

Probably about an hour. I don't remember. I posted it on another journal yesterday.

[liosho]

Can I print up what you wrote? I might want to go over it with my cousin next week when we learn together -- I've been looking for something good on Pesach.

[conundrum1]

Of course. Feel free to print any torah that I post online, e-mail it to other people...

Do you know that there's a dafyomi community? I just found it - it's really good!