Speed is of the Essence

Speed is of the Essence

The Essence of Pesach

The essence of the Haggadah and Pesach is the relationship between father and son and the obligation for a father to transmit to his son the story of the geulah from Mitzrayim. The Torah and Chazal prescribe different ways to speak to different children and lay out the format for the Seder evening conversation. Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein related the following story. One Shabbos morning a few years ago, an old man and his son entered a shul in Peta…