Lesson 4 of 8·The Haggadah: A Political Classic

Law and Liberty

The Hagaddah teaches us that Judaism does not view law as an imposition upon human freedom. Rather, we became free for the sake of the law. In this lecture, Rabbi Soloveichik elucidates the counterintuitive relationship between law and freedom in the Seder and highlights the resonance of this Jewish teaching in the modern world.

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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Meir Soloveichik is a senior fellow and contributor at Tikvah, the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, and the director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. His many podcasts, video series, media appearances, and writings can be found at Ideas.Tikvah.org.

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Law and Liberty

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

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Law and Liberty

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

Law and Liberty

Taught By

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

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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

Law and Liberty

Taught By

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

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