Maror as a Philosophical Theme of Pesach

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 43 minutesSynopsis: In today's Lomdeha Friday Seminar (3/19/21) we explored one of the most underappreciated themes of Pesach, namely, maror. People talk about the Egyptian slavery and oppression, but not the specific quality of "bitterness." In this shiur we utilize the best Chumash commentary in the entire world to arrive at our understanding of what this "bitterness" is, and why it is a central theme in Pesach. Not only that, but one of my students comes up with a better answer to the second question than the one I prepared!----------מקורות:הגדה של פסחשמות א:יג-ידרש"י – שמות א:יגבכור שור – שמות א:ידתלמוד בבלי סוטה דף יא עמוד ברלב"ג – שמות א:יגרמב"ם: הקדמה למשנה תורהויקרא כה:לט-מגרמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר קנין, הלכות עבדים א:ותלמוד בבלי פסחים דף קטז עמוד אמשנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות חמץ ומצה ז:ד ----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com  "The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.comOur Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/