OBLIGATED TO PRAISE

1) חייבים להודות, להלל... -

Rashi to Shemos 15:11 writes: "His creations fear Him to tell His praises, lest they thereby diminish them." If so, why are we commanded to praise Hashem, as part of retelling the story of the Exodus (Sipur Yetzi'as Mitzrayim) on Pesach night?

MOURNING TO YOM TOV

2) ומאבל ליום טוב -

The Hagadah lists five pairs of distress and salvation; what events in our history does each pair allude to? To which "Yom Tov" do we refer?

1. Yosef Da'as to Pesachim 116:p2, ד"ה הוציאנו, ד"ה ועוד

DARKNESS TO LIGHT

3) ומאפלה לאור גדול -

What does darkness represent? How is "illuminating the darkness" a central theme of the Yom Tov of Pesach?

MIRACLES

4) למי שעשה לאבותינו ולנו את כל הנסים האלו -

What is a miracle? How should we relate to a supernatural event, which takes place in this natural world?

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