Four Reasons for the Four Cups

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Length: 1 hour 35 minutes
Synopsis: As I mention in the introductory disclaimer for the shiur I gave this morning (3/31/23) in our Machshavah Lab series for women, I wasn't sure how this shiur would turn out. At best, it could yield some earthshattering insight into the four cups and how we relate to them; at worst, it would just be an overview/review of basic ideas and sources about the four cups. It ended up being closer to the latter, though we definitely picked up some insights along the way ... just not earthshattering chiddushim. The focus of the shiur was on the four explanations of the four cups provided in the Talmud Yerushalmi. We did our best to understand all four, and I think we got at least three, if not three-and-a-half. If you're looking for an overview of this mitzvah and/or some fun questions to think about, then you'll find value in this shiur.
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מקורות:
משנה – פסחים י:א, דף צט עמוד ב (גירסת הרמב"ם)
בבלי פסחים דף קיז עמוד ב
רי"ף, רשב"ם, ומאירי שם
ירושלמי פסחים י:א:ז
פני משה שם
מאירי פסחים דף צט עמוד ב
תורה תמימה שמות ו:ו הערה ה
בראשית מ:י-יג
בראשית רבה פח:ה
תרגום יונתן - בראשית מ:יב
בראשית טו:יב
בראשית רבה שם
Kulp, Origins of the Seder – Currents in Biblical Research 4.1 (2005) pp.112-113,117-118
ירמיהו כה:טו-כו; נא:ז-יד
תהלים יא; עה
רש"י - איכה ד:כא
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות חמץ ומצה ז:ו-ז,ט-י
יד פשוטה ז:ט

Resources Mentioned:
Five Types of Dvar Torah
AlHaTorah's Haggadah Gedolah
AlHaTorah's Seder Topics
"Hashem Decreed the Egyptian Slavery?! God Forbid!" (Sforno on Shemos 1:1-14)
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