Every Human First-born Among Your Sons

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelWhen Exactly Is 'Between the Evenings' for Slaughtering the Passover LambBen Betheira tackled one of the most practical and debated questions in all of Passover law: when exactly should the Paschal lamb be slaughtered? The Torah give

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelSeven Days Shall You Eat Matzoth I MightThe Torah commands in (Exodus 12:15), "Seven days shall you eat matzot." But which grains actually qualify for making matzah? The Mekhilta digs into this questi

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelSeven Days Se'or Leavening Shall Not BeThe verse (Exodus 12:19) declares, "Seven days se'or (leaven, the sourdough starter) shall not be found in your houses." The Mekhilta of Rabbi Yishmael, the ear

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelSanctify Unto Me Every First-born Generic Implying"Sanctify unto Me every first-born", generic (implying both males and females). (Devarim 15:19) "the male", specific, (excluding females). If I have the generic

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelIn Man and Beast He Is Mine WhateverThe Torah states: "in man and beast, he is Mine" (Exodus 13:2), declaring God's ownership of every first-born. The Mekhilta draws from this verse a principle of

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelIs One of the Torah's Most Ancient Rituals(Exodus 13:15) records a foundational obligation: "and every firstling of my sons I shall redeem." The redemption of the firstborn, known as pidyon haben, is on

Every Human First-born Among Your Sons

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