1) ברוך המקום -

Why do we refer to Hashem as "Ha'Makom" (lit., "The Place")?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 6:3:1.2:3:1

2) כנגד ארבעה בנים דברה תורה -

Why does the Torah need to describe our telling the Exodus to our children, in four different ways? For example, can't we derive the proper response to the Tam (Shemos 13:15), from what the Torah already told to the She'eino Yode'a Lish'ol (13:8)?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 13:14:1.1:1

2. Mafteach to Shemos 13:14:1.5:1

3) Why four? -

There is an endless variety among children; why are they categorized into four?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 13:14:1.6:1

4) Sequence -

The verses regarding the four sons, appear in the Torah in the following sequence - Rasha (Shemos 12:26), She'eino Yode'a Lish'ol (13:8), Tam (13:14), and Chacham (Devarim 6:20). What is the logic in this order? Why does the Hagadah change the order, by pairing the Chacham with the Rasha?

1. Mafteach to Shemos 13:14:1.7:1

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