Pesach: Dayenu and Matzah Zu

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

If any one step would have been enough, what does Dayenu mean? Hashem did each step with extra chesed beyond what was needed, from the makkos and the kedusha taken out of Mitzrayim to the mon, Shabbos and the Beis HaBechira. Al achas kama v'kama is doubled, for Mitzrayim and for the geulah to come. Then come the reasons for Pesach and matzah, which the Mishnah counts among the three things said at the Seder.

Key points

• Each step of Dayenu marks an extra chesed beyond what Hashem needed to do.
• Shabbos before Har Sinai was like a free taste of wine before buying the case.
• A second ten million gladdens less than the first, so future nissim will be far greater.
• The chiddush drawn from the Mishnah: eating is not enough without knowing the reason.
• Seder matzah recalls the haste of leaving, a different kedusha from matzah eaten in Mitzrayim.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Opening
2. 1:33The kasha on Dayenu
3. 3:12The makkos as extra chesed
4. 7:40Shabbos before Har Sinai
5. 12:11Al achas kama v'kama
6. 15:59The Mishnah's three things
7. 17:51Why they ate the Korban Pesach
8. 21:47Why we eat matzah

Topics

• Haggadah
• Dayenu
• Korban Pesach
• Matzah