The Role of Women in Leaving Egypt and the Four Sons

Women play a primary role in the story of Pesach. When women [music] left Egypt, immediately they crossed the Yam Suf, Miriam pulled out her tambourine and celebrated. So did all of the other women. >> [music] >> The first question that can be asked is how did they all communicate that everyone should bring their tambourines? [music] No WhatsApp groups? Today, no one would have known. But the real question asked is why did the women bring their tambourines? Rashi answers that the women [music] were so sure that there was going to be a miracle that they knew to prepare to celebrate. They packed the tambourine with the full belief that they would [music] have something to celebrate, and Hashem did give us that miracle. How does this relate to our Seder? >> [music] >> It can actually answer a question that we ask on the Haggadah. The Arba Banim, the four sons. The Haggadah gives us a way to answer each and every one [music] of them. The She'eino Yodea Lishol, rather than giving us an answer to the question, gives us an instruction. At Petach Lo, you should open up the conversation [music] for him. But the you is written in feminine in the Keiva. Why is that? Let's pull [music] on this idea of the tambourines. The women were able to look at a dark situation. They were fleeing the Trium and say, "Hashem's going to do a miracle. There's potential [music] here." We say to the mother of these Arba Banim, "This child who's sitting in front of you, who right [music] now can't even ask a question, mothers, you take over here. You're able to look at this child and say, 'He might not be able to ask now, but [music] he has the potential.' And with your warmth and nurturing, he will be able [music] to ask a question." So we charge you women, pull on that inner strength to see the potential [music] and bring that into your Seder. Your warmth, your belief, that the Pisachic carried us out of Mitzrayim, and with Hashem, that's what will bring us [music] to the full redemption. Have a Chag Kasher v'Sameach.