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ְול ֹא ָז ִכי ִתי ֶשׁ ֵתּ ָא ֵמר ְי ִצי ַאת ִמ ְצ ַרים ַבּ ֵלּילוֹת ַﬠד ֶשׁ ְדּ ָר ָשׁה ֶבּן, ֲה ֵרי ֲא ִני ְכ ֶבן ִשׁ ְב ִﬠים ָשׁ ָנה:ָא ַמר ֶא ְל ָﬠ ָזר ֶבּן ֲﬠ ַז ְר ָיה
. ַה ֵלּילוֹת- ָכּל ְי ֵמי ַח ֶיּי, ְל ַמ ַﬠן ִתּ ְז ֹכּר ֶאת יוֹם ֵצא ְת ֵמ ֶא ֶרץ ִמ ְצ ַר ְים ָכּל ְי ֵמי ַח ֶיּי ְי ֵמי ַח ֶיּי ַה ָי ִמים, ֶשׁ ֶנּ ֱא ַמר:זוֹ ָמא
ָכּל ְי ֵמי ַח ֶיּי ְל ָה ִביא ִלימוֹת ַה ָמ ִשׁי ַח, ְי ֵמי ַח ֶיּי ָהעוֹ ָלם ַה ֶזּה:ַו ֲח ָכ ִמים אוֹ ְמ ִרים
Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah said: "I am like a seventy-year old man and I have not succeeded in
understanding why the Exodus from Egypt should be mentioned at night, until Ben Zoma
explained it by quoting: "In order that you may remember the day you left Egypt all the days of
your life." The Torah adds the world all to the phrase the days of your life to indicate that the
nights are meant as well. The sages declare that "the days of your life" means the present world
and "all" includes the messianic era.
Rabbi Elazar Ben Azariah - Joshua Faisal (6th Grade)
Rabbi Elazar Ben Azariah was a Kohen and traced his pedigree for ten genera ons back to Ezra,
and was very dedicated to the Talmud. Rabbi Elazar Ben Azariah is quoted in Pirkei Avot as
saying "without religion there is no true wisdom; without wisdom there is no religion. Where
there is no wisdom there is no fear of God; where there is no fear of God there is no wisdom.
Where there is no discernment there is no learning; without learning there is no discernment.
Where there is a want of bread, study of the Torah cannot thrive; without study of the Torah
there is a lack of bread." Based on this teaching, perhaps it is understandable why Rabbi Elazar
Ben Azariah is singled out in the Haggadah more than other Rabbis. That at the seder there is a
tremendous amount of Torah study. Don’t forget however that fear of heaven is also needed for
this Torah study to be of meaning and significance.
The Four Children
ָבּרוּ הוּא, ָבּרוּ ֶשׁ ָנּ ַתן תּוֹ ָרה ְל ַﬠמּוֹ ִי ְשׂ ָר ֵאל. ָבּרוּ הוּא,ָבּרוּ ַה ָמּקוֹם
Blessed is The Omnipotent, Blessed is He. Blessed is the One who gave the Torah to His nation
Israel Blessed is He.
ְו ֶא ָחד ֶשׁ ֵאינוֹ יוֹ ֵד ַﬠ ִל ְשׁאוֹל, ְו ֶא ָחד ָתּם, ְו ֶא ָחד ָר ָשׁע, ֶא ָחד ָח ָכם. ְכּ ֶנ ֶגד ַא ְר ָבּ ָﬠה ָב ִנים ִדּ ְבּ ָרה תּוֹ ָרה
The Torah speaks of 4 types of children: one wise, one wicked, one simple, and one who
doesn’t know how to ask.
ָח ָכם ָמה הוּא אוֹ ֵמר? ַמה ָה ֵﬠדוֹת ְו ַה ֻח ִקּים ְו ַה ִמ ְשׁ ָפּ ִטים ֲא ֶשׁר ִצ ָוּה ה' ֱא קינוּ ֶא ְת ֶכם? ְו ַאף ַא ָתּה ֱא ָמר לוֹ ְכּ ִה ְלכוֹת
ֵאין ַמ ְפ ִטי ִרין ַא ַחר ַה ֶפּ ַסח ֲא ִפיקוֹ ָמן:ַה ֶפּ ַסח
The Wise One asks: "What is the meaning of the laws and traditions God has commanded?"
(Devarim 6:20) You should teach him all the traditions of Passover, even to the last detail.
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