Pesach: The Four Questions of Mah Nishtanah

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why is no bracha of she'asah nissim made at the start of Maggid? One answer brought is that the bracha of asher ge'alanu at the end of Maggid covers it. That bracha can come only after we relive Yetzias Mitzrayim at the Seder. The Mah Nishtanah comes from the Mishnah in Arvei Pesachim, and its real answer is Rabban Gamliel's Pesach, Matzah and Maror, with b'chol dor vador answering the question on leaning.

Key points

• The Gemara has the Seder plate taken away, and today the matzah is covered instead.
• The Mishnah's question on roasted meat was taken out, and the question on leaning was put in.
• Rabban Gamliel's Pesach, Matzah and Maror are the real answers to the child's questions.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Mah Nishtanah comes from the Mishnah
2. 0:52No bracha at the start of Maggid
3. 4:01Questions from the room
4. 5:24Pouring the cup and covering the matzah
5. 7:37The four questions
6. 9:40The question taken out of the Mishnah
7. 11:01Rabban Gamliel's three things as answers
8. 13:21Where the leaning question is answered

Topics

• Pesach
• Mah Nishtanah
• Haggadah
• Maggid