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Pesach | Hallelu Avdei Hashem
Pesach | Hallelu Avdei Hashem, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
What is the message behind the first chapter of Hallel?
One of the highlights - and perhaps the ultimate purpose - of the Seder evening is the recitation of Hallel (Tehillim 113-118), the first two chapters of which are sung at the end of Maggid. We explore the general framework of Hallel, the rabbinic discussion about its authorship and the various "Hallels" that we have in our liturgy. We then study the text with an eye towards the four goals in any study of Tehillim - (1) the meaning of the words (2) the poetic structure of the psalm…
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