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How Many Questions? Re-examining the Mah Nishtanah
How Many Questions? Re-examining the Mah Nishtnah, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
One of the most well-known and beloved passages in the Hagadah is the "Four Questions" - which are introduced with the line מה נשתנה הלילה הזה מכל הלילות. But are there really four questions here? Examining the sources, including variant versions of the Mishnah and a careful reading of that source, suggests that perhaps there are fewer questions here - perhaps 3, perhaps 1 - and perhaps none at all!
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