[Avodah] More on the Seder

Micha Berger micha at aishdas.org
Tue Mar 16 14:51:33 PDT 2010


Thinking about it more, it would seem there are 3 distinct pieces to
Maggid as described in the Mishnah (Pesachim 10:4):

1- Q&A, where the answer is lefi daato shel ben and maskhilin begenus
   umesaymim beshevakh (whether that's Avadim Hayinu or Bisechilah
   Ovedei AZ)

2- VEDOREISH mei"Arami Oveid avi"...

3- Then we have the next words (10:5), Rabban Gamliel's "kol shelo amar
   3 devarim eilu". This is actually presented in the mishnah as tied
   to the first part of Hallel. It lists the three mitzvos, and then
   "Bekhol dor vador chayav adam lir'os/lehar'os es atzmo... Lefikhakh
   anachnu chayavim.."

   IOW, the mitzos are part of lir'os / lehar'os which necessitates
   Hallel at night. It's all one topic.

As RAEK notes:
    *Vayar* Yisrael es hayad hagedolah asher asah H' beMitzrayim
    *Vayir'u* haam es H'
    *vayaaminu* baH' uvMoshe avdo.
    Az yashir Moshe uVenei Yisrael...
Re'iyah leads to yir'ah leads to shirah.

But in any case, it would appear that Arami oveid avi requires derashah,
not just hagadah. In fact, we could summarize the chiyuvim as hagadah,
derashah and re'iyah.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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