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  "title": "The Shabbat Before Pesach",
  "summary": "The Shabbat Before Pesach, pages 666-667, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.",
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      "slug": "tehillat-hashem-weiss",
      "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition",
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      "slug": "666-667-666-667-the-month-of-nissan-the-shabbat-before-pesach",
      "section": "The Month of Nissan",
      "topic": "The Shabbat Before Pesach",
      "printPages": "666-667",
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      "header": {
        "section": {
          "hebrew": "חֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן",
          "english": "The Month of Nissan",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "CHO|desh ni|SAN",
            "orthographic": "ḥO|dhesh ni|SAN",
            "sephardic": "ḥO|desh ni|SAN",
            "chabad": "CHOY|desh ni|SON"
          }
        },
        "topic": {
          "hebrew": "שַׁבָּת שֶׁלִּפְנֵי הַפֶּסַח",
          "english": "The Shabbat Before Pesach",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "sha|BAT she|lif|NEI ha|PE|sach",
            "orthographic": "shab|BATH shel|lif|NE hap|PE|saḥ",
            "sephardic": "shab|BAT shel|lif|NE hap|PE|saḥ",
            "chabad": "SHA|bos she|lif|NEI ha|PE|sach"
          }
        },
        "printPages": "666-667",
        "correlativePages": "400"
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        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "יָכוֹל מֵרֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ, תַּלְמוּד\nלוֹמַר: \"בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא.\"\nאִי בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא, יָכוֹל\nמִבְּעוֹד יוֹם, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר:\n\"בַּעֲבוּר זֶה,\" בַּעֲבוּר זֶה לֹא\nאָמַרְתִּי אֶלָּא בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ\nמַצָּה וּמָרוֹר מֻנָּחִים לְפָנֶיךָ.",
          "english": "One might <b>think</b> that the discussion of the Exodus from Egypt must begin <b>from the first of the month of</b> Nissan, because that was when Moses gave the Jewish Nation instructions concerning the Exodus from Egypt. Therefore, the Torah <b>says,</b> \"You should tell your son about the Exodus from Egypt <b>on that day</b>\" (the day of the Pesach-offering), in order <b>to teach</b> us that we begin when we bring the Pesach-offering. If the Torah would only say \"on that day,\" however, <b>one might think</b> that he should begin <b>while it is still daytime</b> on the day before Pesach, because the previous verse speaks about the Pesach-offering, which was brought in the afternoon of the day before Pesach. <b>To teach</b> us otherwise, the Torah <b>says</b> that the father should tell his son, \"It is <b>because of these</b> mitzvot—Pesach, eating matzah, and eating marror—that God did miracles for me when I left Egypt.\" <b>You can only say \"because of these</b> mitzvot\" <b>on the night of Pesach itself</b> when you have the obligation to eat <b>matzah and marror.</b>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ya|CHOL me|ROSH CHO|desh, tal|MUD\nlo|MAR: \"ba|YOM ha|HU.\"\ni ba|YOM ha|HU, ya|CHOL\nmi|be-OD yom, tal|MUD lo|MAR:\n\"ba-a|VUR zeh,\" ba-a|VUR zeh lo\na|MAR|ti e|LA b'sha-AH she|YESH\nma|TZAH u|ma|ROR mu|na|CHIM le|fa|NE|cha.",
            "orthographic": "ya|KHOL me|ROʾSH ḥO|dhesh, tal|MUDH\nlo|MAR: \"bay|YOM ha|HUʾ.\"\nʾi bay|YOM ha|HUʾ, ya|KHOL\nmib|be|ʿODH yom, tal|MUDH lo|MAR:\n\"ba|ʿa|VUR zeh,\" ba|ʿa|VUR zeh loʾ\nʾa|MAR|ti ʾel|LAʾ be|sha|ʿAH shey|YESH\nmat|TZAH u|ma|ROR mun|na|ḥIM le|fa|NE|kha.",
            "sephardic": "ya|KHOL me|ROSH ḥO|desh, tal|MUD\nlo|MAR: \"bay|YOM ha|HU.\"\ni bay|YOM ha|HU, ya|KHOL\nmib|be|ʿOD yom, tal|MUD lo|MAR:\n\"ba|ʿa|VUR zeh,\" ba|ʿa|VUR zeh lo\na|MAR|ti el|LA be|sha|ʿAH shey|YESH\nmat|TZAH u|ma|ROR mun|na|ḥIM le|fa|NE|kha.",
            "chabad": "yo|CHOYL mei|ROYSH CHOY|desh, tal|MUD\nloy|MAR: \"ba|YOYM ha|HU.\"\ni ba|YOYM ha|HU, yo|CHOYL\nmib'-OYD yoym, tal|MUD loy|MAR:\n\"ba-a|VUR zeh,\" ba-a|VUR zeh loy\no|MAR|ti e|LO b'sho-OH she|YEISH\nma|TZOH u|mo|ROYR mu|no|CHIM l'fo|NE|cho."
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "מִתְּחִלָּה עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדָה\nזָרָה הָיוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ,\nוְעַכְשָׁו קֵרְבָנוּ הַמָּקוֹם\nלַעֲבֹדָתוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַיֹּאמֶר\nיְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל כָּל הָעָם, כֹּה\nאָמַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.\nבְּעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר יָשְׁבוּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם\nמֵעוֹלָם, תֶּרַח אֲבִי אַבְרָהָם\nוַאֲבִי נָחוֹר, וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים\nאֲחֵרִים.",
          "english": "<b>Originally,</b> before Abraham, our ancestors <b>served idols. But now, God brought us close to His service,</b> as it <b>says</b> in the book of Joshua: Joshua said to the entire nation, \"<b>This is what the Lord, the God of the Children of Israel,</b> said, '<b>Your ancestors—Terach, the father of Abraham and the father of Nachor—used to live on the other side of the Euphrates river,</b> and <b>they served other gods.</b>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "mi|te|chi|LAH ov|DEI a|vo|DAH\nza|RAH ha|YU a|vo|TEI|nu,\nve-ach|SHAV ke|re|VA|nu ha|ma|KOM\nla-a|vo|da|TO, she|ne-e|MAR: va|YO|mer\nye|ho|SHUA el kol ha-AM, koh\na|MAR a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI yis|ra-EL.\nbe-E|ver ha|na|HAR yash|VU a|vo|tei|CHEM\nme-o|LAM, TE|rach a|VI av|ra|HAM\nva-a|VI na|CHOR, va|ya-av|DU e|lo|HIM\na|che|RIM.",
            "orthographic": "mit|te|ḥil|LAH ʿo|ve|DHE ʿa|vo|DHAH\nza|RAH ha|YU ʾa|vo|THE|nu,\nve|ʿakh|SHAV qe|re|VA|nu ham|ma|QOM\nla|ʿa|vo|dha|THO, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: vay|YOʾ|mer\nye|ho|SHUAʿ ʾel kol ha|ʿAM, koh\nʾa|MAR a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE yiś|ra|ʾEL.\nbe|ʿE|ver han|na|HAR ya|she|VU ʾa|vo|the|KHEM\nme|ʿo|LAM, TE|raḥ ʾa|VI ʾav|ra|HAM\nva|ʾa|VI na|ḥOR, vay|ya|ʿav|DHU ʾe|lo|HIM\nʾa|ḥe|RIM.",
            "sephardic": "mit|te|ḥil|LAH ʿo|ve|DE ʿa|vo|DAH\nza|RAH ha|YU a|vo|TE|nu,\nve|ʿakh|SHAV qe|re|VA|nu ham|ma|QOM\nla|ʿa|vo|da|TO, shen|ne|e|MAR: vay|YO|mer\nye|ho|SHUAʿ el kol ha|ʿAM, koh\na|MAR a|do|NAI e|lo|HE yis|ra|EL.\nbe|ʿE|ver han|na|HAR ya|she|VU a|vo|te|KHEM\nme|ʿo|LAM, TE|raḥ a|VI av|ra|HAM\nva|a|VI na|ḥOR, vay|ya|ʿav|DU e|lo|HIM\na|ḥe|RIM.",
            "chabad": "mit'|chi|LOH oyv'|DEI a|voy|DOH\nzo|ROH ho|YU a|voy|SEI|nu,\nv'ach|SHOV keir'|VO|nu ha|mo|KOYM\nla-a|voy|do|SOY, she|ne-e|MAR: va|YOY|mer\ny'hoy|SHUA el kol ho-OM, koyh\no|MAR a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI yis|ro-EIL.\nb'EI|ver ha|no|HOR yosh'|VU a|voy|sei|CHEM\nmei-oy|LOM, TE|rach a|VI av|ro|HOM\nva-a|VI no|CHOYR, va|ya-av|DU e|loy|HIM\na|chei|RIM."
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "וָאֶקַּח אֶת אֲבִיכֶם אֶת\nאַבְרָהָם מֵעֵבֶר\nהַנָּהָר, וָאוֹלֵךְ אוֹתוֹ בְּכָל\nאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן, וָאַרְבֶּה אֶת\nזַרְעוֹ וָאֶתֵּן לוֹ אֶת יִצְחָק.\nוָאֶתֵּן לְיִצְחָק אֶת יַעֲקֹב\nוְאֶת עֵשָׂו, וָאֶתֵּן לְעֵשָׂו אֶת הַר\nשֵּׂעִיר לָרֶשֶׁת אֹתוֹ, וְיַעֲקֹב\nוּבָנָיו יָרְדוּ מִצְרָיִם.",
          "english": "\"<b>But I took your father Abraham from across the river, and I led him throughout the whole land of Canaan. I increased his descendants and gave him his son Isaac, and to Isaac I gave</b> two sons, <b>Jacob and Esau. I gave Mount Sei'ir as an inheritance to Esau</b> for him to live there, so as not to be counted as part of Isaac's descendants, about whom I promised to Abraham that they would be slaves in a strange land, and would later be redeemed and brought back to the Land of Israel. Whereas <b>Jacob and his sons did go down to Egypt,</b> and are therefore considered Isaac's descendants, the ones whom I will bring back to the Land of Israel.\"",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "va-e|KACH et a|vi|CHEM et\nav|ra|HAM me-E|ver\nha|na|HAR, va-o|LECH o|TO b'CHOL\nE|retz k'na-AN, va-ar|BEH et\nzar|O va-e|TEN lo et yitz|CHAK.\nva-e|TEN le|yitz|CHAK et ya-a|KOV\nve-ET e|SAV, va-e|TEN le-e|SAV et har\nse-IR la|RE|shet o|TO, ve|ya-a|KOV\nu|va|NAV ya|re|DU mitz|RA|yim.",
            "orthographic": "va|ʾeq|QAḥ ʾeth ʾa|vi|KHEM ʾeth\nʾav|ra|HAM me|ʿE|ver\nhan|na|HAR, va|ʾo|LEKH ʾo|THO be|KHOL\nʾE|retz ke|na|ʿAN, va|ʾar|BEH ʾeth\nzar|ʿO va|ʾet|TEN lo ʾeth yitz|ḥAQ.\nva|ʾet|TEN le|yitz|ḥAQ ʾeth ya|ʿa|QOV\nve|ʾETH ʿe|śAV, va|ʾet|TEN le|ʿe|śAV ʾeth har\nśe|ʿIR la|RE|sheth ʾo|THO, ve|ya|ʿa|QOV\nu|va|NAV ya|re|DHU mitz|RA|yim.",
            "sephardic": "va|eq|QAḥ et a|vi|KHEM et\nav|ra|HAM me|ʿE|ver\nhan|na|HAR, va|o|LEKH o|TO be|KHOL\nE|retz ke|na|ʿAN, va|ar|BEH et\nzar|ʿO va|et|TEN lo et yitz|ḥAQ.\nva|et|TEN le|yitz|ḥAQ et ya|ʿa|QOV\nve|ET ʿe|SAV, va|et|TEN le|ʿe|SAV et har\nse|ʿIR la|RE|shet o|TO, ve|ya|ʿa|QOV\nu|va|NAV ya|re|DU mitz|RA|yim.",
            "chabad": "vo-e|KACH es a|vi|CHEM es\nav|ro|HOM mei-EI|ver\nha|no|HOR, vo-oy|LEICH oy|SOY b'CHOL\nE|retz k'no-AN, vo-ar|BEH es\nzar|OY vo-e|TEIN loy es yitz|CHOK.\nvo-e|TEIN l'yitz|CHOK es ya-a|KOYV\nv'ES ei|SOV, vo-e|TEIN l'ei|SOV es har\nsei-IR lo|RE|shes oy|SOY, v'ya-a|KOYV\nu|vo|NOV yor'|DU mitz|RO|yim."
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "בָּרוּךְ שׁוֹמֵר הַבְטָחָתוֹ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל,<sup>1</sup>\nבָּרוּךְ הוּא, שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ\nבָּרוּךְ הוּא חִשַּׁב אֶת הַקֵּץ\nלַעֲשׂוֹת כְּמַה שֶּׁאָמַר לְאַבְרָהָם\nאָבִינוּ בִּבְרִית בֵּין הַבְּתָרִים,\nשֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַיֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָם: יָדֹעַ\nתֵּדַע כִּי גֵר יִהְיֶה זַרְעֲךָ בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא\nלָהֶם, וַעֲבָדוּם וְעִנּוּ אֹתָם, אַרְבַּע\nמֵאוֹת שָׁנָה. וְגַם אֶת הַגּוֹי אֲשֶׁר\nיַעֲבֹדוּ דָּן אָנֹכִי, וְאַחֲרֵי כֵן יֵצְאוּ\nבִּרְכֻשׁ גָּדוֹל.",
          "english": "<b>Blessed is God, Who keeps His promise</b> regarding the Children of Israel throughout the generations.<sup>1</sup> <b>Blessed be He,</b> because <b>the Holy One, blessed be He, calculated the end</b> of the exile in Egypt, in order to keep the promise and <b>do as He had said to</b> Abraham at the <b>Covenant Between the Portions.</b> As it <b>says</b> in the Torah: God <b>said to Abraham,</b> \"You <b>should know that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs,</b> where their masters <b>will force them to be slaves and make them suffer for four hundred years. I will also judge</b> and punish the nation whom <b>they will serve, and afterward they will leave with great wealth.</b>\"",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ba|RUCH sho|MER hav|ta|cha|TO le|yis|ra-EL,\nba|RUCH hu, she|ha|ka|DOSH\nba|RUCH hu chi|SHAV et ha|KETZ\nla-a|SOT k'MAH she-a|MAR le-av|ra|HAM\na|vi|NU biv|RIT bein hab|ta|RIM,\nshe|ne-e|MAR: va|YO|mer le-av|RAM: ya|DOA\nTE|da ki ger yih|YEH zar|a|CHA be-E|retz lo\nla|HEM, va-a|va|DUM ve-i|NU o|TAM, ar|BA\nme-OT sha|NAH. ve|GAM et ha|GOY a|SHER\nya-a|vo|DU dan a|no|CHI, ve-a|cha|REI chen ye|tze|U\nbir|CHUSH ga|DOL.",
            "orthographic": "ba|RUKH sho|MER hav|ṭa|ḥa|THO le|yiś|ra|ʾEL,\nba|RUKH huʾ, she|haq|qa|DHOSH\nba|RUKH huʾ ḥis|SHAV ʾeth haq|QETZ\nla|ʿa|śOTH ke|MAH she|ʾa|MAR le|ʾav|ra|HAM\nʾa|vi|NU biv|RITH ben hab|be|tha|RIM,\nshen|ne|ʾe|MAR: vay|YOʾ|mer le|ʾav|RAM: ya|DHOAʿ\nTE|dhaʿ ki gher yih|YEH zar|ʿa|KHA be|ʾE|retz loʾ\nla|HEM, va|ʿa|va|DHUM ve|ʿin|NU ʾo|THAM, ʾar|BAʿ\nme|ʾOTH sha|NAH. ve|GHAM ʾeth hag|GOY ʾa|SHER\nya|ʿa|vo|DHU dan ʾa|no|KHI, ve|ʾa|ḥa|RE khen ye|tze|ʾU\nbir|KHUSH ga|DHOL.",
            "sephardic": "ba|RUKH sho|MER hav|ta|ḥa|TO le|yis|ra|EL,\nba|RUKH hu, she|haq|qa|DOSH\nba|RUKH hu ḥis|SHAV et haq|QETZ\nla|ʿa|SOT ke|MAH she|a|MAR le|av|ra|HAM\na|vi|NU biv|RIT ben hab|be|ta|RIM,\nshen|ne|e|MAR: vay|YO|mer le|av|RAM: ya|DOAʿ\nTE|daʿ ki ger yih|YEH zar|ʿa|KHA be|E|retz lo\nla|HEM, va|ʿa|va|DUM ve|ʿin|NU o|TAM, ar|BAʿ\nme|OT sha|NAH. ve|GAM et hag|GOY a|SHER\nya|ʿa|vo|DU dan a|no|KHI, ve|a|ḥa|RE khen ye|tze|U\nbir|KHUSH ga|DOL.",
            "chabad": "bo|RUCH shoy|MEIR hav|to|cho|SOY l'yis|ro-EIL,\nbo|RUCH hu, she|ha|ko|DOYSH\nbo|RUCH hu chi|SHAV es ha|KEITZ\nla-a|SOYS k'MAH she-o|MAR l'av|ro|HOM\no|vi|NU biv|RIS bein hab'|so|RIM,\nshe|ne-e|MAR: va|YOY|mer l'av|ROM: yo|DOYA\nTEI|da ki geir yih|YEH zar|a|CHO b'E|retz loy\nlo|HEM, va-a|vo|DUM v'i|NU oy|SOM, ar|BA\nmei-OYS sho|NOH. v'GAM es ha|GOY a|SHER\nya-a|voy|DU don o|noy|CHI, v'a|cha|REI chein yeitz'|U\nbir|CHUSH go|DOYL."
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "וְהִיא שֶׁעָמְדָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְלָנוּ,\nשֶׁלֹּא אֶחָד בִּלְבַד עָמַד\nעָלֵינוּ לְכַלּוֹתֵנוּ אֶלָּא שֶׁבְּכָל\nדּוֹר וָדוֹר עוֹמְדִים עָלֵינוּ\nלְכַלּוֹתֵנוּ, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא\nמַצִּילֵנוּ מִיָּדָם.",
          "english": "<b>This</b>—God's promise throughout the generations—is <b>what has stood by</b> and protected <b>our fathers and us.</b> We needed the protection of this promise throughout all the generations <b>because not just Pharaoh alone rose up against us to utterly destroy us,</b> but in <b>every generation</b> there are those who rise up <b>against us to utterly destroy us,</b> and the Holy One, blessed be He, <b>saves us from their hands.</b>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ve|HI she-a|me|DAH la-a|vo|TEI|nu ve|LA|nu,\nshe|LO e|CHAD bil|VAD a|MAD\na|LEI|nu le|cha|lo|TE|nu e|LA sheb|CHOL\ndor va|DOR o|me|DIM a|LEI|nu\nle|cha|lo|TE|nu, ve|ha|ka|DOSH ba|RUCH hu\nma|tzi|LE|nu mi|ya|DAM.",
            "orthographic": "ve|HIʾ she|ʿa|me|DHAH la|ʾa|vo|THE|nu ve|LA|nu,\nshel|LOʾ ʾe|ḥADH bil|VADH ʿa|MADH\nʿa|LE|nu le|khal|lo|THE|nu ʾel|LAʾ sheb|be|KHOL\ndor va|DHOR ʿo|me|DHIM ʿa|LE|nu\nle|khal|lo|THE|nu, ve|haq|qa|DHOSH ba|RUKH huʾ\nmat|tzi|LE|nu miy|ya|DHAM.",
            "sephardic": "ve|HI she|ʿa|me|DAH la|a|vo|TE|nu ve|LA|nu,\nshel|LO e|ḥAD bil|VAD ʿa|MAD\nʿa|LE|nu le|khal|lo|TE|nu el|LA sheb|be|KHOL\ndor va|DOR ʿo|me|DIM ʿa|LE|nu\nle|khal|lo|TE|nu, ve|haq|qa|DOSH ba|RUKH hu\nmat|tzi|LE|nu miy|ya|DAM.",
            "chabad": "v'HI she-om'|DOH la-a|voy|SEI|nu v'LO|nu,\nshe|LOY e|CHOD bil|VAD o|MAD\no|LEI|nu l'cha|loy|SEI|nu e|LO sheb'|CHOL\ndoyr vo|DOYR oym'|DIM o|LEI|nu\nl'cha|loy|SEI|nu, v'ha|ko|DOYSH bo|RUCH hu\nma|tzi|LEI|nu mi|yo|DOM."
          }
        }
      ],
      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "1 If God promised Abraham that He would redeem us from Egypt, why throughout the Torah does He continually remind us that He indeed redeemed us, as if it was something that He did not have to do? God had only promised to physically take us out of Egypt. However, in the end God also rescued us from the forty-nine levels of impurity to which we had sunk during the exile in Egypt.",
          "marker": "1",
          "attribution": "The Rebbe"
        }
      ]
    }
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