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After its allotted time has elapsed, an offering is invalid. Why, then, did                                                                                                                  #                                                               26347-EYAL-6
                                                                                                                  those who had become defiled with the remains of Yosef request to
                                                                                                                  celebrate Pesach? Additionally, how do we understand that Moshe forgot
                                                                                                                  the halachot of Pesach, to the extent that he had to confer with Hashem?
                                                                                                                  Moshe wished to teach us that we should never be ashamed to ask those
                                                                                                                  who are greater than ourselves, even when we feel we know the answer.
                                                                                                                   The korban Pesach hints to “passing over” materialism. In order to not
                                                                                                                  become accustomed to sin, the Torah commands us to bring a korban
                                                                                                                  Pesach, with its intrinsic nuances. Am Yisrael defy Hashem’s word when
                                                                                                                  they become accustomed to His miracles.
                                                                                                                  Hashem specifically smote the Egyptians with ten separate plagues. He
                                                                                                                  did not want them to become accustomed to the punishment, for this
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