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One hopeful idea is that this cycle could start afresh with a new start, if the next genera on
wants to learn about Judaism and become baalei teshuvah. Then there is a fresh opportunity to
start again with the wise child and hope that the wisdom will con nue for many years to come.
Pesach Sameach!
The Four Baruchs And The Four Sons - Leora Geralnik (12th Grade)
Q. What is the connec on between the four ‘baruchs’ in Baruch HaMakom and the four sons?
A. Rabbi Avraham Lichtstein teaches that each of the four sons has a different way of viewing
and interpre ng Hashem. The Chacham sees Hashem as “Baruch HaMakom,” the One who
created the world. The Rasha refers to Hashem as Hu, in the third person. This implies that the
Rasha does not believe Hashem is actually involved in his life. The Tam is able to see Hashem
through his Torah learning and therefore sees Hashem as “Baruch shenatan Torah le’amo
Yisrael.” The She’eino Yodei’a Lishol is not able to connect Hashem to his life and for that reason
he refers to Hashem as “Baruch Hu” in the third person. This teaches us that everyone is able to
connect to Hashem in their own ways. There is no one correct way to connect to Hashem and
everyone should connect to the best of their ability.

What Lessons Can We Take Away from the Four Sons? - Julia Brown (9th Grade)
What do the four sons have to teach us? What can we learn from what they are saying?
Each one of the four sons has their own lesson they want to give or teach us. The Torah gives an
answer to each one of the sons, and all of these answers are applicable to us, because every
person has some of each son inside of them. Therefore we must all discuss this during the
seder, because we are talking to the sons inside of us.
In the Haggadah, the wise son is talked about first, and immediately a er him is the wicked son.
This teaches us that we can not just ‘ignore’ the wicked side of us, we have to understand
everything. When the wicked son is asking his ques on, he doesn't men on G-d at all, but when
the wise son is talking he says ‘our G-d,’ not ‘your G-d’, as if he was including himself.
There are many lessons you can learn from the four sons, but one that I took away from
learning about them is that you cannot ignore the bad or the simple parts of life, just like the
wise son couldn't forget about the wicked son. Everything is important, and we need to
remember that.

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