From the Mishnah to Maggid: Case Studies in the Development of the Haggadah (Part 4)
This week's topic: Why Don’t We Talk More About the Korban Pesach at the Seder?
Following the destruction of the Temple, our Sages grappled with how to have Pesach without its central feature, the Pesach sacrifice. The way they reconstructed the Seder is somewhat surprising, focusing on the story of the Exodus and not on recalling the laws of the Korban Pesach. But if one looks closely, there are hints to the Korban Pesach in the Haggadah and the hope for its restoration.
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Yosef Lindell
Yosef Lindell is a lawyer, writer, and teacher living in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has a JD from NYU School of Law and an MA in Jewish history from Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School. For the last four years, he was an editor of the Lehrhaus, an online forum for Jewish thought, and now serves on its consulting editorial board. Yosef’s writing spans several genres, including science fiction, but primarily focuses on Jewish history and thought. He has published more than…