The Seder 2024: Barech
Join Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman as he explores what makes birkat hamazon on Seder night special.
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The Seder 2024: Barech: The Seder 2024: Barech
Hello Everyone,
If someone would ask me what are the mitzvot that I perform at ליל הסדר I would mention reciting the Hagadah, eating מצה ומרור and drinking the four cups of grape juice ( I really do not enjoy wine at all). I probably would not mention ברכת המזון . But ברכת המזון is a מצוה דאורייתא and ought not to be forgotten. However, since we say ברכת המזון every day we probably, and unfortunately, take it for granted.
So to fix this sad situation I will try to say a little about ברכת המזון so that we will appreciate a bit more. And not only at ליל הסדר but every day as well.
Wishing you all חג כשר ושמח
Stuart Fischman
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman graduated from Yeshiva University in 1980 and the dental school of Columbia University in 1985. In 1989 he began studying and teaching at Yeshivat Hamivtar and now studies and teaches at Yeshivat Machanaim in Efrat. He has rabbinic ordination from Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg.