Seder Thoughts Seder Thoughts by Rabbi Shimon Feigenbaum Torah from Dixie Staff Writer Torah from Dixie author Rabbi Shimon Feigenbaum explores tiny tidbits of the Passover Haggadah. This is the bread of our affliction. . .
W e begin telling over the story of the exodus from Egypt with Ha lachma anya .
We invite all those who are needy to join us in our festive celebration, and we express our hope for the redemption from our current exile. The Beis HaLevi, one of the most brilliant Talmudists of the 19 th century, explains that the future redemption will come because of our performance of the mitzvah of tzedakah . Therefore, we can understand the connection between the redemption and tzedakah . He treated his son to the best of everything. When the son got older, he rebelled against his father.