Whence Four Cups?

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April 04 2018
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One of the famous "fours" at the Seder is the Rabbinic Mitzvah of ארבעה כוסות של יין, the four cups of wine we are obligated to drink at the Seder. The reasons suggested by Haza"l for this number of cups are assayed amid the larger issue of identifying reasons as opposed to explanations or lessons for various practices. Multiple explanations are possible without being mutually exclusive, while one original reason may sometimes be proposed for the institutions of a practice. This and much more...

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