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Lesson 8 of 8·The Haggadah: A Political Classic

Elijah’s Cup—Reflections on Athens and Jerusalem

In the final episode of this course, Rabbi Soloveichik examines Elijah's cup, and what it says about knowledge and the relationship between Athens and Jerusalem.

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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Meir Soloveichik is the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel and the director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. His website, containing all of his media appearances, podcasts, and writing, can be found at meirsoloveichik.com.

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Elijah’s Cup—Reflections on Athens and Jerusalem

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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

1 of 8 The DNA of the Haggadah—Politics and Theology

2 of 8 Children and Continuity

3 of 8 The Politics of Time

4 of 8 Law and Liberty

5 of 8 The Meaning of Matzah—Positive Freedom and Negative Freedom

6 of 8 The Politics of the Paschal Lamb

7 of 8 Rabbi Akiva’s Blessing—Destruction, Freedom, and Endurance

8 of 8 Elijah’s Cup—Reflections on Athens and Jerusalem

1 of 8 The DNA of the Haggadah—Politics and Theology

2 of 8 Children and Continuity

3 of 8 The Politics of Time

4 of 8 Law and Liberty

5 of 8 The Meaning of Matzah—Positive Freedom and Negative Freedom

6 of 8 The Politics of the Paschal Lamb

7 of 8 Rabbi Akiva’s Blessing—Destruction, Freedom, and Endurance

8 of 8 Elijah’s Cup—Reflections on Athens and Jerusalem