We were slaves to Pharoah

Ms. 444

Our story of redemption begins in humiliation: "We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt..."

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Our Rabbis' sedarim

Ms. 450	Ms.445
Our great sages celebrated an all-night seder in Bene Berak.
Ms.450	The greatest of our sages gained new insights with each celebration of the seder.
The Four Children
Ms. 444.1	Ms.445
	"Four times the Torah bids us tell our children of the Exodus from Egypt. Four times the Torah repeats: "And you shall tell your child on that day...." From this, our tradition infers that there are different kinds of people. To each we respond in a different manner, according to his question, his situation, and his need." The New Union Haggadah, p.30
The Wise Child
Ms. 444	Ms. 450
The Wicked Child
Ms. 450	Ms. 444
The Simple Child	The Child Who Does Not Know To Ask
Ms. 444	Ms. 444
In the beginning, we were idolaters...
Ms.445	Ms.444
My Ancestor Wandered...
Ms. 445 I took your ancestor Abraham across the river [Euphrates]...	Ms. 444 My ancestor was a wandering Aramean who went down to Egypt.

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