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#690: What's the Wicked Son's Deal?

#690: What's the Wicked Son's Deal?

Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (זצ׳׳ל) on the Haggadah

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The Four Sons as depicted in a 1934 Haggadah from Lodz, Poland. The artist was Arthur Szyk.

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Gimme Some Torah #690

Very soon, Jews at seder tables around the world will read the parable of the Four Sons. If you’re not familiar with it, you can read it here.

The wicked son has always fascinated me. Here is what he says in the Haggadah:

The
WICKED SON
what does …

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