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Maimonides<p>It is a positive commandment of the Torah to relate the miracles and wonders wrought for our ancestors in Egypt on the night of the 15th of Nissan, as it is written (Exodus 13:3): "Remember this day when you left Egypt," similar to the obligation (Exodus 20:8): "Remember the Sabbath day."</p><p>How do we know this is on the night of the 15th? This is taught by the words (Exodus 13:8): "And you shall tell your child on that day, saying: 'It is because of this..." which indicate it is to be done at the time when matzah and marror are placed before you.</p><p>This mitzvah applies even when one does not have a child to tell. Even wise sages who know it well are obligated to tell about the Exodus from Egypt. Whoever elaborates upon the events which transpired is worthy of praise.</p><p>(Mishneh Torah, Chametz and Matzah 7:1)<br><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Maimonides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maimonides</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/MishnehTorah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MishnehTorah</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Passover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passover</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Pesach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pesach</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Exodus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exodus</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Seder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seder</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Haggadah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haggadah</span></a></p>
נאריש זשלאָב מענטש<p>"[A]s far back as our sources go, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> teaches about a deeper layer in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/marriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marriage</span></a>. The <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Torah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Torah</span></a> tells us that Isaac did indeed love his wife Rebekah when they got married (even though they did meet through a matchmaker!).</p><p>In fact, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Maimonides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maimonides</span></a>, in one of the most authoritative legal codes, states that “a man should honor his wife more than himself and love her as himself.” A loving, emotional connection is an expectation in a <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> marriage.</p><p>Mystically, the Torah tells us that a man and wife are in fact two halves of a whole; their souls are destined for each other from before they are even born, and seek to reconnect with and complete each other. Every marriage is an expression of this longing and fulfillment."</p><p><a href="https://jewinthecity.com/2025/03/debunking-myths-surrounding-orthodox-jewish-marriage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jewinthecity.com/2025/03/debun</span><span class="invisible">king-myths-surrounding-orthodox-jewish-marriage/</span></a></p>
Maimonides<p>It is better to increase in gifts to the poor than to increase the size of the Purim feast or food portions sent to friends. For there is no greater and more splendid joy than to gladden the hearts of the poor, the orphans, the widows, and the converts. One who gladdens the hearts of the downtrodden resembles the Divine Presence, which Isaiah (57:15) describes as always there "to revive the spirit of the lowly and the broken hearted."<br>(Mishneh Torah, Megillah and Chanukah 2:17)<br><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Maimonides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maimonides</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/MishnehTorah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MishnehTorah</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Purim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Purim</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charity</span></a></p>
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