[Avodah] Ta'am of eating matzah

[Michael Kopinsky]

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 1:42 AM, Daniel Israel <dmi1 at hushmail.com> wrote:

> I am struck by a different question, however, related to this issue.  We
> are told that Avraham baked matzos on Pesach.  In the above inyan we see
> that matzah is connected to leil seder.  So who set the calendar before
> the mitzvah was given in Parshas Bo?
>
The calendar is mentioned in Chumash as early as Parshas Noach (Bereishis
7:11, 8:4, among other places).  Thus, the question (at least in my mind) is
not where did the calendar come from, but rather, what is the chiddush of
HaChodesh Hazeh Lachem?

Michael
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