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The Holiday Series is an initiative by Partners Detroit Compiled by Rabbi Avi Cohen 2 Pesach Sheni SOURCE SHEET ֶה the Korban Pesach onthe14 people asthefree andindependentnationofH for the actual exodus from deep andprofound effectoneachofthemthatit setthestage E phlet willfocusonthatlesson. portunity tobringtheKorbanportunity Pesach. man- alamb/ kidforafather’shouse,lamb/each tenth of this monththeyshalltakeforthemselves-each totheentire assemblyofI 3: Speak be brought onthe14 offering, the Korban Pesach. Andyes, theKorban Pesach could over”. I 14 most oftheJewish nationbrought theirKorban Pesach, onthe it onthe14 gypt just before their very momentousdeparturegypt justbefore hadsucha theirvery ּ ז ר הַ לֵאמֹר ל בֶּ שׂ ת עָ לַחֹדֶ יִ ל שׁ עֲ ל אֵ כָּ שְׂ רָ דַ אֶ ּ ֲד ִשְר ֵללאֹ ּ ָש ֶַֹש ה The very firstThe very Korban Pesach brought bytheJewish people in There is a very important lessonin important There isa very Pesach S The answer isthat“Pesach” inthiscontext refers tothe Pesach Pesach Sheni literally means th of the month of s there really asecondPassover? H ם ה ית בֹת ה ת: יִ בֵ לְ לַבָּ לָהֶ שֶׂ שֶׂ אָ אִ ישׁ ׂ ְב תא ֹ ׂ ַּ ִת th ofI The SecondChancefor Pesach Sheni– the PascalOffering yar. Thus, Pesach S ספרשמותפרקיב N th issan. Only someone who did not bring ofthemonthI household. E gypt and for the future of the Jewish th ofN issan ispermittedtobring heni refers toasecondop- srael, Saying: On the ow dowe celebrateit? yar, onemonthafter “Thesecond Pass- heni. Thispam- ashem. חו יִ וְ קְח ּ

רו בְּ ַבְר ּ ד )ג( ד ּ זֹת ל ף ל וְ עַ הַ קוֹ מַּ עַ שְׁ ל ת עַ וֹת ַל רֹב ָ ן מִ ֶה י ם י לִ צְ ם ל כִּ יִ אִ בַּ מָּ ָ ָׁלבַמָי ּ ִםצ ִי 5: Aperfectlamb/kidamale,within itsfirstyearshallitbe according to the number ofpeople; everyone in proportion then heand hisneighbor whoisnear hishouseshalltake 4: Butifthehouseholdwillbetoosmallforalamb/kid, 9: Donot eat ofitunderdone orcookedin water;butonly 8: They shall eat the flesh on that night- roasted over the doorposts and onthelintel uponthehousesin whichthey 7: They shall take some of its blood and place it on the two 6: day ofthismonth; theentire congregation oftheassembly for you;fromthesheeporgoatsshallyoutakeit. ה ֶׂ ּ )ו( יָה ם ת ד ה ר ם זלָכֶ וְ לְ הָ בָּ מֶ עַ הַ עָ יוֹ עָ אַ שָׂ מִ שְׁ רֶ לַחֹדֶ רְ שׁ ה roasted byfire- itsheadwithlegs, withitsinnards. ו ים ן בָ הַ כְּ ם שִׂ יֶה לָכֶ מִ יִ נָה הְ ן ָ ר בֶּ ים שׁ זָכָ ה תָ )ה( מִ שֶׂה ָמ ם ָָר ּ ש ָ י ְיה ֶָם ִן ַכְב ׂ ם ּ I to hiseating, shallyoubecounted forthelamb/kid. ל שהַ עַלה ק כֵ נוֹ הַ שְׁכ ו ה fire- and ;withbitterherbs shalltheyeatit. t shall be unto you for safekeeping until the fourteenth ּ ּ ֹל ל ת ל ין םיִ יִ עֲ בֵּ בָּ כּ הַ הָ עַ אֹתוֹ אֵ קְ שְׂ דַ רָ רְבָי צמַ ּ of I ו י אֵ ֶה לִ צְ שׁ ּ srael shallslaughteritin theafternoon. ו ּ ל ת ֹת י כֹסנְ בֵּ פָ לְ סַ כְ כְ פִ יתוֹבְּ לוֹ אֶ תָּ אָ מִ אִ שׁ ישׁ ל ִיא ְלֹ ּ ֹ א ו ּ ּ םבָּ הֶ אֹתוֹ בָה ל יו ל בּ וְ כְּ עַ עַ וֹ עָ וֹאֵ קִ רָ רְ שׁ רֹאשׁ ֹ ַלכְר ָי ְע ִר ּו ה ח הווְ ֶׂ לָקַחה ּ בֻש ל בָ מְ ֵ שֵׁלמ ֻ ל י זועַ תֵּ הַ שְׁ מְּז ּ ים לֻהויֹאכְ מְ רֹרִ םיאְלה ּ ּ חו ָח ּ ּ ז לָה הַ ַיְ ָ ה will eatit. ים ר לו בָּאֲ הַ יֹאכְ ֶ תִּ שֶׁריאְל ּ ִים קתִּ ּ )ד( ם ט ת ת שיִ יִ וְ בַּ הַ עַ יוֹ אִ מְ הְ מִ מִ ּ ו נָא נָא ו ל ר בַּ ת בָּ הַ שָׂ אֶת ַבָשָר ּ ּ ּ זהָ עִ ּ ם נווְ ָ נָתְנ ּ נּו מֶּ מִ ּ ּ ּ ן דהַ מִןה ּ לו ל )ט( ֹאכְ תּ אַלת אְל ּ חֲטווְ ָ שָׁחט ּ לו )ח( וְ כְ אָ ְל ּ )ז( חווְ לָקְח ּ 3 Pesach Sheni SOURCE SHEET 4 Pesach Sheni SOURCE SHEET ר ד בָּ בּ ֹקֶ עַ אֵ שׁ ם ים ם ם נֵיכֶ לֵיכֶ נַעֲ לֵיכֶ גְ אֹתוֹ מָ בְּ תְ רַ חֲגֻרִי ֲַליֶםבְר ְליֶם feet, and yourstaffin youhand; youshalleatit in haste- 11: So shall you eat it: your loins girded, your shoes on your 10: Youshallnot leaveanyofituntilmorning; and that tians were theirformercaptorsandmasters. they were doing. What anaffront tothem!Andthese E were even commandedtolettheE and onthelintelabove the door. E der it unfit fora sacrifice,then slaughter itand grillit for all the posts forfourdaystoinspectifablemish,which wouldren- mythology. presided over theannualriseofN “The which isleftofituntil morning youshallburn in thefire. א דלַידֹוָ gyptians tosmell.Thebloodwouldbeplacedonthe doorposts The E And whatwere theytodowiththissheep? ”, theLord Khnum Ram-god oftheF gyptians wouldknow step. abouteachandevery The ם ם ן ח הווַ כֶ כַ פֶּ לְ לְ פָּ אֲ סַ ֶ בְּ בְּ תֶּ אֹתוֹחִזוֹ יֶדְכ ַא ַל ּ ֹו בְח ּ ו ּ ַחה ּ it isapesachoffering toHashem. נּו ר ר ד בּ וְ הַ ֹקֶ מֶּ עַ נֹּתָ מִ ּ ּ ּ of themonthN gods oftheE they dothat?Thelambwasoneofthe household. Alamborakid?H a lamborkidforeachfamily tenth ofthemonththeywere alltotake manded theJewish nationthatonthe It began on the first day רֹפותִּ שְׂרפ ּ ile, according toE gyptians! Theyworshiped נּו מֶּ מִ ּ ּ ּ gyptians know what )יא( ה לו כָ וְ ֹאכְ תּ אְל ּ issan. M T irst Cataract,who ie ittotheirbed- Y ירו לֹא )י( וְ תוֹ תִ ר ּ et, thiswasthe oshe com- ow could gyptian קמַ ּ gyp- ו ּ

it. threats oftheE the lambfourdaysago,and theyhadwithstoodtheangerand steadily grown stronger and stronger since theyhadseparated were prepared to slaughter it. Their confidence and resolve had tually slaughterthelamb. A the great S ies, thattheS tected them. the Jewish E peoplefrom thehandsofangry E they were ofH ready lifeasservants foranew through doingso,proved toH cult one.B exercise thatH able stepinthebreak withtheirpastlives. Thiswasexactlythe The actoftakingthelambforslaughter, represented a remark- E they were different. again, theywere prepared asignontheirbodiesthat tocarry so asnottolookdifferent thantheE see, whileinE futuretheir commitmenttoanew asthenationofH sacrifice. cumcision thenextdayinorder tobepermittedeatfrom the Pesach cir- inanuncircumcised state.Thus, themen underwent commandment, nomistakeaboutit. gyptians gathered together to try tokilltheJews,gyptians gathered togethertotry S gyptians andhadthemselves worshippedthelambasagod. The Korban Pesach hadmanyinteresting lawsassociated with The tenthofN After mid-day on the 14 This wasthesecondstepintheirbreak withthepast,and A The peopleinE Jewish dditionally, theJews were notpermittedtoeattheKorban habbat. I ut theJewish peoplediditwithouthesitation,and I habbat before Pesach iscalled“S t is for this reason, according to some commentar - gypt, Jewish menhadstoppeddoingcircumcision gyptians. ashem wantedthemtodo,anditwasadiffi- issan wasaS t commemoratesthemiracleofsaving gypt hadlearned from theways of the th day of N t thattime,alltheJewish people habbat thatyear, andwhenallthe ashem andtothemselves that gyptian men.N issan, it was time to ac- habbat H ashem. gyptians. habbat pro- ashem. ow, once aG adol”, Y ou 5 Pesach Sheni SOURCE SHEET 6 Pesach Sheni SOURCE SHEET E shoes ontheirfeet,staffinhandsand haste. ofthelambwaseatenby eachperson. small part in whichitwouldbeeatenbefore . A it were permitted to eatit, they gathered together inthe house night, andonlythepeoplewhowere committedtoeatingfrom friends. B a holiday celebrated by the coming together of familiesand piece oflamb, matzahandmarror andeatitwiththeirloins ered togethertoeattheKorban Pesach. E san? The houseis teaming with people, family andfriends, gath- gypt onthatmomentous night,the15 Can you imaginehow exciting itmusthave beentobein The hadtoeatthe Jews Korban withtheirloinsgirded, their It is for this reas on that house andgiveittosomeoneelse. eat fromit.Theywerenotallowedtotakeanymeatoutofthe than the people forwhomitwasslaughtered, was permittedto other else, one no and lamb, specific that from eat to going was Before slaughtering the lamb, they needed to know exactly who permitted toeatfromit. Non-Jews or even a Jew who was not circumcised was not They hadtoeatitwithMatzahandmarror. They werenotpermittedtobreakanybonesofthelamb. It hadtoberoastedwhole. They wereonlyallowedtoroastit,notfryitorcookinwater. permitted toleaveoveranyuntilthemorning. The Jews had to eat all the meat of the lamb and were not first born ineveryEgyptianhousewouldbekilled. The midnight. at exactly strike would that plague last the from house the in born first the save would sign This door. the lamb and spreadit on the two doorposts and the lintel above The Jews had to dipa bundle of hyssop into the blood of the ecause thelambhadtobecompletelyconsumedthat Passover hasalwaysbeen th ofthemonthN veryone mustget a veryone dditionally, onlya is- ית נִ ֵ ֵׁנ ת אֹתוֹ guaranteed theirsafetyandwellbeing. tude, forby now theyhadexperiencedmanymore miraclesthat . Thistime,itwouldcomewithdeepfeelings ofgrati- second time.Once again,theycouldexperiencethefeelingsof were excited intheKorban aboutparticipating Pesach forthe tions ofthenighttheywere released from E to relive forall time the excitement, the feelings and the emo- seminal event intheexodus thatwouldallow theJewish people ine whatthatlookedlike?I girded, theirshoesonfeet,astickinhand.Canyou imag- shall youmakeit,in itsappointed time; according tallits 3: On thefourteenth dayofthismonth in theafternoon 2: TheChildren ofI the second yearfromtheirexodustheland ofEgypt, 1: HashemspoketoMoses,in theWilderness ofSinai, in decrees and according toallitslawsshall youmakeit. As the month of The Korban Pesach, withallitsstepsandlaws,became the ש הַ נָה ָ ׁ ָ ה ּ ֶה ין ם ובֵּ יִ בַּ עֲ הָ עַ שׂ תַּ רְבַי ּ ֲש ּ ם ץ ם ן לֵאמֹר: יִ צֵ לְ בַּ הָ צְ מֵ וֹ אֶ אתָ מִ חֹדֶ רֶ רַ רִ שׁאשׁו ֵמר אֹתוֹ נֵי ל ת ח יִ עֲ פָּ הַסַ בְ בְּמוֹ דוֹ אֵאֶ שְׂ רָא ֶתה ּ ַחבְמֹע ו ל יו ו עֲ כָ פָּ שׂ כְטָ תַּ מִ שְׁ ּ ָי ּ ֲש ּ ש בַּ ינַי סִ ר בַּ בְ ה מִ דְ ֶ ל משׁ אֶ ד יְ דֹוָ ר וַיְ בֵּ )א( דַ ּ י ָֹד ֶל ש ב ִד ּ ס ני ּ ּ in thefirstmonth, saying: ספרבמדברפרקט N srael shallmakethepesach-offering in issan came around again, the Jewish people its appointed time t soundspretty exciting! ּ )ג( ה ר ם בָּ זבְּ עָ אַ עָ שָׂ בַּ יוֹ הַ רְ חֹדֶ שׁ ה יו וֹתָי ּ ל קחֻ מֹעֲ כָ כְּ בְּ דוֹ ּ ָלח ּ gypt. )ב( ו יַעֲ וְשׂ ּ 7 Pesach Sheni SOURCE SHEET 8 Pesach Sheni SOURCE SHEET ה ת ד ה ֶ יְ דֹוָ אֶ ָ משֶׁה ם ר ה ן ח יוֹ ת לַחֹדֶ בָּ עָ שָׂ בְּ בָּ עָ פֶּ שׁ אַ וֹ הַסַ אֶ רְ רִ אשׁ הֲרֹן נֵי ה נֵי לִ וְ אַ פְ לִ ֶ פְ משׁ נֶפֶ לְ ים שׁ מֵ טְ אִ ד יְ דֹוָ ֶהי ָֹד מֹעֲ ד בְּ דוֹ יְ דֹוָ ן בַּ ת קָ יב רְ אֶ י הַ קְ לְ ע בִ רִ תִּ ָרַע ְב ְתִי ַק ִי א ק ְבַן ְדו בְמע ו offering in its appointed time among the corpse; whyshouldwebeleft out bynot offering 7: Those men said to him,“We are impure through a human 8: Mosessaidtothem, “stand and I day; sotheyapproachedbeforeMoses,and beforeAaron corpse and couldnot makethepesach-offering on that 6:There weremen whohadbeen madeimpurebyahuman Wilderness ofSinai; according toeverythingthatHashem the fourteenth dayofthemonth, in theafternoon, in the 5: They made the pesach- offering in the first month, on 4: MosesspoketotheChildren ofI לו לֹא יָכְ ם וְ ים אָ נֶפֶ לְ דָ מֵ טְ שׁ אִ םל ֶֶש א ָםו ֹ ְָל ּ had commanded ,sotheChildren ofI )ד( ר ה נֵי ל ת חוַיְ יִ לַעֲ בֵּ פָּ שׂ הַסַ בְּ אֶ אֵ ֶ שְׂ דַ רָ משׁ ֶלבְניי ׂ ָא ֲַש ַפָס ו ְ צַ ּ י ה ה מַ וְ עָ אֶ מְ שְׁמ ָה ַה ּ נו אֲ לָיו נַחְ ה אֵ הֵ ים הָ מָּ אֲ הָ נָשִׁי ה ֵמָה ֵלי א ְַנ ּ ו ר כֹל ינָי צִ אֲ ר ֶ כְּ ם ין בַּ סִ יִ שׁ בְּ בַּ הָ בֵּ עַ מִ דְ רְ ּ ִםבְמ ְבַרס ניכְכלא ֶׁרצ ּ will command you.” נֵי ליִ בְּ אֵ שְׂ רָא נֵי ליִ בְּ אֵ שְׂ רָא pesach- offering. on thatday. א בו ִ קְ רְב ּ I ם הוהַ וֹ ַה ּ srael?”. דו ה ם עִ מְ ֶ ר אֲ לֵהֶ משׁ ֹאמֶ א ֵֶם ש ע ְד ּ ם כֶ לָכ י א וַ ּ ן וכֵּ שׂ עָש ּ יו ר הָ ים אֲ י ֶ אֲ )ו( וַיְ שׁ נָשִׁ הִ ֲנשִי ֲש ָי ּ ךבְּתוֹ יבַּ ּ ְ הו ם הַ וֹ ַה ּ willhearwhatHashem srael tomakethe י ח ת בַּ פֶּ לַעֲ הַסַ שׂ ַפֶס ּ ּ ג נִ ה ם לָמָּ אָ דָם ָּ נ ּ srael did. Children of רוֹאמְר ּ ו ַעֲ שׂ ּ Hashem’s י וַ )ח(ו ּ י )ה( וַ ּ י וַ )ז(ו ּ people were. Rabbi are three opinionsinthe in contactwithadeadbodyandwere spiritually unclean. There require asseven dayprocess ofpurification. This isbecausetheyhadbecomespirituallyuncleanandwould inthebringingofKorbanpermitted toparticipate Pesach. that noonewhohascomeincontactwithadeadbodywillbe ban Pesach B inthedesert. M the ones who had been carrying the coffin of the ones who had been carrying thankful toH amazing events oftheexodus from E H towhotheywere? oftheevent thatwassoimportant be part They couldnotconceive ofnotbringingit.H in the bringingofKorbanbe eligibletoparticipate Pesach. them. had recently the died, and they of performed burying Yitzchok isoftheopinionthattheywere peoplewhoserelatives who diedforbringingincensethatwasnotcommanded.Rabbi remove thebodiesofN that theywere M taken withthemoutofE him. ThisiswhatH rest oftheJewish nation?” we bediminishedby notofferingthe Korban Pesach withthe ow could they to be deprivedrelive of the opportunity the Amongst thecongregation, there were people whohadcome They approached M These people were devastated whentheyheard theywouldnot M With baited breath, the oshe to tell them about the laws pertaining tothefirst oshe totellthemaboutthelawspertaining Kor- oshe toldthemtowaitand seewhatH ashem? ishael andE Y ashem toldM ossi H oshe and said exactly this: “Why should oshe andsaidexactlythis:“Why adav andA gypt. RabbiAkiva isoftheopinion ut whatwasthis?M T aglili is of theopinion that they were almud (S ltzofon whowere toldby M oshe. vihu, thetwosonsofAharon gypt forwhichtheyare so uccah 25b)ofwhothese Jewish nationwaitedfor Y ow couldtheynot ashem wouldtell osef that they had oshe announced oshe to 9 Pesach Sheni SOURCE SHEET 10 Pesach Sheni SOURCE SHEET לֹא ד יְ דֹוָ ן בַּ י קָ כִּ רְ וא יהָ עַ מֵמֶּ הַ הִ נֶּפֶ ה הַ נִ ח וְ כְ שׁ תָ פֶּ הַ סַ רְ ָה ַנֶֶש ַה א ֵע ּ ה ּ ק ְבַן ְדו לא א יֶה טָ י מֵ יִ הְ כִּ לֵאמֹר אִ ל ישׁ אִ נֵי יִ ישׁ ל אֵ שְׂ ר בְּ רָ אֶ בֵּ ַ ל כָ כְּ בוֹ לֹא יָה ל ת הָ לַעֲ וְחָ שׂ וֹ דַ ֲַש ֹת ח פֶ סַ ה וְ ם עָ שָׂ יכֶ לְ דֹרֹתֵ ם אוֹ לָכֶ ה חֹקָ רְחק לכ אֹ ל ֵֹֹיֶם ְע ׂ פ ַח Hashem’s offering in its appointed time; that man will bear should becutofffrom itspeople,forhehad not offered had refrained from making the pesach- offering, that soul 13: But a man who is pure and was not on the road and they shallnot breakabone ofit;likeallthedecrees 12: Theyshallnot leaveoverfrom ituntil morning and afternoon, shalltheymakeit;withmatzosand bitter herbs 11: in thesecond month, on the fourteenth day,in the 10: Speak to the ו ם יַעֲ שׂ ין יִ בַּ ם הָ עַ בֵּ ר ה רְ יוֹ י עָ שָׂ בָּ בְּ עָ נִ אַ ֵ רְ ׁ ִיבְא ְבָע ָשָריֹםבֵי ָע ְבַי ֲַש road, whetheryouoryourgenerations, heshallmakethe will becomeimpurethroughacorpseoron adistant ּ רו לֹא ם יִ ר בְּ ד צֶ וְ שְׁ עֶ בּ ֹקֶ עַ ֶֹּרו ֶצ ֹ ִשְבְר ּ א א הוהַ הָ ָׂ אִ ישׁ ַה ּ pesach- offeringshalltheymakeit. 9: HashemspoketoMoses,saying: ֵאמֹר ים לֻהויֹאכְ מְ רֹרִ םיאְלה ּ pesach- offeringforHashem, ספרבמדברפרקט )ט( ר ד ה לוַיְ יְ דֹוָ בֵּ אֶ ֶ דַ משׁ ּ אֹתוֹ Children of they shalleatit. ת ח ויַעֲ פֶּ שׂ הַסַ ַ ַפֶס ֲַש ּ ךבְ דֶ רֶ ְ יב שיִ מֹעֲ חֶ בְּ דוֹ אוֹ הִ טְ קְ רִי ּ ֲֹדֹ ֶט ו י ּ his sin. ד וָ ֹ ד י לַידֹו א ר וטָ הוֹ ּ ת ווֹ ּ I srael, saying: ל צעַ אֹתוֹ מַ ּ נּו מֶּ מִ ּ ּ ּ קחֻ ּ )יג( ר הווְ הָ אֲ ֶ אִ ישׁ שֶׁרה ּ ך בְ דֶ רֶ אוֹ לָנֶפֶ שׁ אֹ ב ֶר ירו לֹא )יב( אִ יַשְׁא ר ּ ש )יא( הַ בַּ חֹדֶ שׁ ה ְ ּ I f any man ד )י( ד ּ without it,H tous,thepointwhereis ofutmostimportance we cannotlive H us. S to grow, andwe are diminishedif we leteven one get away from lives. F law forthem. not live withouttheKorban Pesach, andH that thisedictwillchange?Thisisthelaw. B ofit.“ itually uncleanmaynotpartake What are thechances what seemslikeimpossibleodds. sponse to them. That is, t if conceive ofthemselves continuingonwithoutit. of Korban Pesach forgrowth asanopportunity andcouldnot the spirituallyuncleanpeopletolawtoldthemby M Pesach tobringitonthe14 onthefirstopportunity ond chance for those who were not eligible to bring the Korban e will always help us to perform it. e willalwayshelpustoperform These are two very These arevaluable lessons two we canincorporatein our very T S F There are many valuable lessonstolearnfrom the response of So econd, we learn a very valuableecond, welessonfrom learnavery H irst, we understandthattheJews viewed thecommandment ake thiscaseforexample.H econd, ifH , fr irst, to understand that every mitzvah is an opportunity mitzvah isanopportunity irst, tounderstand that every om this e willalwaysrespond inthepositive. E ashem seeshow seriouswe are about amitzvah, w as born H ashem sees that a spiritual matter ashem said,“ the Pesach S Anyone whoisspir- ashem changedthe ut theJews could heni, thesec- th ven against ashem’s re- ofI yar. oses. 11 Pesach Sheni SOURCE SHEET PARTNERS DETROIT The Jean and Theodore Weiss Partners Detroit strives to engage, enhance and promote Jewish identity and values by offering a wide variety of meaningful programs and inspirational classes. With a staff of world-class educators, Partners aims to help members of the Detroit Jewish community connect to their own rich heritage. Through its many educational programs and community-wide service projects, Partners Detroit reaches thousands of Jewish Detroiters each year.

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