Machshava:

Pesach 

Collections: Rabbi Weinberger: Pesach

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Why did Hashem create the prohibition of "bal yira'eh u'bal yimatzeh" ([chometz (leavened) should be neither seen nor found) in addition to that of not merely eating chometz? The unusual case of a si'ag (fence) establishd by the Torah itself. Does the concept of "chatzi shiur" (half amount) apply to chometz? The ancient, but mostly neglected custom to say p'sukim (phrases) of Korban (offering) Pesach after mid-day on erev (eve of) Pesach. Learning the laws of the korbanos every day - learning or merely saying, standing or sitting? Is our saying a substitute for the korban itself or is it a matter of "being busy" with the korban? Utilizing yayin kal (light alcohol-content wine) at the seder? What exactly did Rashi mean when he provided the formula for diluting wine? Can a gentile participate in the seder?