Originally published 9/21/08, 1:42 AM.
Why did Chazal choose Arami Oved Avi to illustrate the Central of Exodus in the Haggadah as opposed to - for example - Parshat Bo. There is a Tosefta (Peshachim 10:8) that states: "Those who live the in the city and have nobody to recite Hallel would gather in the shul".
Question: How would you know how to lead a Seder without knowing how to lead Hallel?
Answer It used to be that all farmers, when they brought the Bikurim, the first fruit, would say Arami Oved Avi. So Chazal chose Arami Oved Avi to explain the exodus because every farmer in Israel would be familiar with Arami Oved Avi when they brought the bikkurim to the Beit Hamikdash in Yerushalyim. And therefore,
1. We can understand why Hazal picked this Parsha
2. It also serves to explain how a Leader at the Seder could be familiar with Arami Oved Avi yet still not be familiar with how to conduct the Hallel
RRW
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