ANTISEMITISM {Jewish Heritage Center Pesach Program}

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Daniel Glatstein’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

And it's on everybody's mind. And that's the topic of anti-Semitism. There was a study this week in New York City that more than 55% of hate crimes in New York City were against Jews even though the Jews are only about 10% of the population. Can you imagine? 10% of the population, more than 55% of hate crimes. So, what comes around goes around. Let's begin. What we would like to do today is try to What we would like to do today is try to understand the root, the etymology, the source of anti-Semitism. The rationale of it, the psychology of it. What is it sourced in? One of the most well-known passages in the Haggadah, of course, Vehisha Amda. Vehisha Amda lavenu l'chalosenu. We say Shelo echad bilvad amad alenu l'chalosenu. It wasn't only one who stood up against us to destroy us. Ela sheb'chol dor vador omdim alenu sheb'chol dor vador omdim alenu l'chalosenu. In every single generation they rise up against us to destroy us. V'Hakadosh Baruch Hu matsilenu miyadam. And the Ribono shel Olam saves us from their hand. What I would like to focus on is the smichus, the juxtaposition. Because right after this iconic passage in the Haggadah the Baal Haggadah continues Tzei u'lmad ma bikeesh Lavan ha'Arami la'asos l'Yaakov avinu. Go out and learn what Lavan tried to do to our forefather

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2. 3:34If you think that that it's hyperbole, it's exaggeration, it's just figure of speech, it doesn't…
3. 7:09the opposite of what it says. The dots indicate that even though it says A, it…
4. 10:45following expression, halakhah, hi bi adua. A halakhah? How is anti-Semitism a halakhah? Why does Rashi,…
5. 13:51one authoritative pshat in the pasuk. And all the rishonim are fighting, are vying, what is…
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7. 21:06to this day. Actually, I had the opportunity today to interview the biographer of Reb Nachum…
8. 24:10rationalization. There's no explanation. There's no rationale. And that is it's just a fact of life.…
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