Pesach 4 sons Sicha

What should be the order of the 4 sons according to level of status?

• Chochom, Tom, Sh'eino Yodeia Lish'ol, Rosho

• Rosho, Sh'eino Yodeia Lish'ol, Tom, Chochom

• Chochom, Rosho, Tom, Sh'eino Yodeia Lish'ol

• Tom, Chochom, Rosho, Sh'eino Yodeia Lish'ol

What is puzzling about the reply given to the Rosho?

• Why are we being so positive in the reply, isn't that flattering a Rosho which is forbidden?

• Why should we reply to him at all, when he is excluding himself from the Seder?

• Why are we telling him something so negative, that he would have been left in Egypt?

What does the Arizal say about the 4 sons?

• The four sons represent four levels of spiritual connection

• The four sons correspond to the four cups

• The four sons symbolize the diversity of learners

• The four sons correspond to the four elements of nature

What question does the Arizal's comment leave us with?

• What is the significance of the Rosho's cup?

• How many cups are used during the Haggada?

• The cup which we say the Haggada on is the Rosho's cup!

• What is the significance of the Haggada?

What does the Friediker Rebbe explain on these words?

אחד חכם ואחד רשע

• The Haggada is emphasising the importance of unity among people

• The Oneness of Hashem is equally in every son, but in the Rosho it's hidden

• There is only one Chochom and Rosho within each family

• The concept of hidden blessings

How is this hinted to by placing the Rosho next to the Chochom?

• To show the Rosho also has 'Chochmo' of his Neshomo which is connected to Hashem

• To indicate a physical proximity without deeper meaning

• To contrast the moral qualities of the Rosho and the Chochom

• To suggest a historical relationship between the Rosho and the Chochom

What does the fact that ALL of the sons are spoken of in the Torah teach us?

• The importance of the family unit in the teachings of the Torah

• All the sons are all crucial to the Torah

• The Torah speaks of sons randomly without significance

• None of the above

If one letter is missing from a Torah, it is Posul no matter which letter it is.

True or False?

• True

• False

What does that show us about the Rosho?

• He is a leader

• He is a teacher

• He is crucial to all Am Yisroel

• He is a student

'ישראל' stands for the phrase 'יש ששים רבוא אותיות לתורה'

What does that mean?

• There are 600,000 letters in the Torah

• It is the name of a place

• It represents a historical figure

• None of the above