Sourcesheet for short shiur on the Haggadah for Pesach 5774. You can watch the video of this shiur using this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyU3nrw1L5o I am indebted to Mrs. Racheli Weiss for sharing with me a sourcesheet that became the basis for this shiur.

1. Why Were Pharaoh and the Egyptians Punished for What They Did to the Israelites?
Sourcesheet by Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky. View shiur using this link: http://tinyurl.com/pharaohpunishment 1
Why
were
Pharaoh
and
the
Egyptians
punished
for
what
they
did
to
us?

2. Why Were Pharaoh and the Egyptians Punished for What They Did to the Israelites?
Sourcesheet by Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky. View shiur using this link: http://tinyurl.com/pharaohpunishment 2
‫הבתרים‬ ‫בין‬ ‫ברית‬

3. Why Were Pharaoh and the Egyptians Punished for What They Did to the Israelites?
Sourcesheet by Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky. View shiur using this link: http://tinyurl.com/pharaohpunishment 3
‫ט‬ .‫ָי‬‫ר‬ָ‫ב‬ְּ‫ד‬-‫ֶת‬‫א‬ ‫ּם‬ֶ‫ת‬ְ‫ע‬ַ‫מ‬ְׁ‫ש‬-‫ֹא‬‫ל‬ ‫ׁר‬ֶ‫ש‬ֲ‫א‬ ,‫ַן‬‫ע‬ַ‫י‬ :‫ֹת‬‫ו‬‫ָא‬‫ב‬ְ‫צ‬ ‫ָה‬‫ו‬‫ְה‬‫י‬ ‫ַר‬‫מ‬ָ‫א‬ ‫ּה‬ֹ‫כ‬ ,‫ֵן‬‫כ‬ָ‫ל‬ ‫ח‬
‫ּר‬ַ‫צ‬‫ֶא‬‫ר‬ְ‫ד‬ַ‫כ‬ּ‫ו‬‫ְב‬‫נ‬-‫ֶל‬‫א‬ְ‫ו‬ ,‫ָה‬‫ו‬‫ְה‬‫י‬-‫ֻם‬‫א‬ְ‫נ‬ ‫ֹן‬‫ו‬‫ָפ‬‫צ‬ ‫ֹת‬‫ו‬‫ּח‬ְ‫פ‬ְׁ‫ש‬ִ‫מ‬-‫ּל‬ָ‫כ‬-‫ֶת‬‫א‬ ‫ּי‬ִ‫ת‬ְ‫ח‬ַ‫ק‬ָ‫ל‬ְ‫ו‬ ַ‫ח‬ֵ‫ל‬ֹׁ‫ש‬ ‫ִי‬‫נ‬ְ‫נ‬ִ‫ה‬
-‫ּל‬ָ‫כ‬ ‫ַל‬‫ע‬ְ‫ו‬ ,ָ‫ה‬‫ֶי‬‫ב‬ְׁ‫ש‬ֹ‫י‬-‫ַל‬‫ע‬ְ‫ו‬ ‫ּאת‬ֹ‫ז‬ַ‫ה‬ ‫ֶץ‬‫ר‬ָ‫א‬ָ‫ה‬-‫ַל‬‫ע‬ ‫ִים‬‫ת‬ֹ‫א‬ִ‫ב‬ֲ‫ה‬ַ‫ו‬ ,‫ּי‬ִ‫ד‬ְ‫ב‬ַ‫ע‬ ‫ֶל‬‫ב‬ָּ‫ב‬-ְ‫ך‬ֶ‫ל‬ֶ‫מ‬
‫ֹת‬‫ו‬‫ְב‬‫ר‬ָ‫ח‬ְ‫ל‬ּ‫ו‬ ,‫ָה‬‫ק‬ֵ‫ר‬ְׁ‫ש‬ִ‫ל‬ְ‫ו‬ ‫ּה‬ָ‫מ‬ַׁ‫ש‬ְ‫ל‬ ‫ּים‬ִ‫ת‬ְ‫מ‬ַׂ‫ש‬ְ‫ו‬--‫ּים‬ִ‫ת‬ְ‫מ‬ַ‫ר‬ֲ‫ח‬ַ‫ה‬ְ‫ו‬ ;‫ִיב‬‫ב‬ָ‫ס‬ ‫ּה‬ֶ‫ל‬ֵ‫א‬ָ‫ה‬ ‫ִם‬‫י‬ֹ‫ו‬ּ‫ג‬ַ‫ה‬
.‫ָם‬‫ל‬ֹ‫ו‬‫ע‬
‫עבדי‬

4. Why Were Pharaoh and the Egyptians Punished for What They Did to the Israelites?
Sourcesheet by Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky. View shiur using this link: http://tinyurl.com/pharaohpunishment 4
--‫ֶל‬‫ב‬ָ‫בּ‬ ‫ְֶך‬‫ל‬ֶ‫מ‬-‫ֶת‬‫א‬ ,‫ֶה‬‫לּ‬ֵ‫א‬ָ‫ה‬ ‫ִם‬‫י‬‫ַגּוֹ‬‫ה‬ ‫ְדוּ‬‫ב‬ָ‫ע‬ְ‫ו‬ ;‫ָה‬‫מּ‬ַ‫שׁ‬ְ‫ל‬ ‫ָה‬‫בּ‬ ְ‫ָר‬‫ח‬ְ‫ל‬ ,‫ֹאת‬ ‫ַזּ‬‫ה‬ ‫ץ‬ ֶ‫ָאָר‬‫ה‬-‫ָל‬‫כּ‬ ‫ה‬ָ‫ְת‬‫י‬ָ‫ה‬ְ‫ו‬ ‫יא‬
‫ַהוּא‬‫ה‬ ‫ַגּוֹי‬‫ה‬-‫ַל‬‫ע‬ְ‫ו‬ ‫ֶל‬‫ב‬ָ‫בּ‬-‫ְֶך‬‫ל‬ֶ‫מ‬-‫ַל‬‫ע‬ ‫ֹד‬‫ְק‬‫פ‬ֶ‫א‬ ‫ָה‬‫נ‬ָ‫שׁ‬ ‫ִים‬‫ע‬ְ‫ב‬ִ‫שׁ‬ ‫ְֹלאות‬‫מ‬ִ‫כ‬ ‫ָה‬‫י‬ָ‫ה‬ְ‫ו‬ ‫יב‬ .‫ָה‬‫נ‬ָ‫שׁ‬ ‫ִים‬‫ע‬ְ‫ב‬ִ‫שׁ‬
.‫ָם‬‫ל‬‫עוֹ‬ ‫ְמוֹת‬‫מ‬ִ‫שׁ‬ְ‫ל‬ ,‫ֹתוֹ‬ ‫א‬ ‫י‬ִ‫ְתּ‬‫מ‬ַ‫שׂ‬ְ‫ו‬ ;‫ים‬ִ‫ְדּ‬‫שׂ‬ַ‫כּ‬ ‫ץ‬ ֶ‫ֶר‬‫א‬-‫ַל‬‫ע‬ְ‫ו‬--‫ָם‬‫נ‬‫ֲוֹ‬‫ע‬-‫ֶת‬‫א‬ ,‫ָה‬‫ו‬‫ְה‬‫י‬-‫ֻם‬‫א‬ְ‫נ‬
70 Years...

5. Why Were Pharaoh and the Egyptians Punished for What They Did to the Israelites?
Sourcesheet by Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky. View shiur using this link: http://tinyurl.com/pharaohpunishment 5
‫רמב''ן‬
‫אשר‬ ‫הגוי‬ ‫את‬ ‫אשפוט‬ ‫כן‬ ‫פי‬ ‫על‬ ‫אף‬ ,‫אותם‬ ‫וענו‬ ‫ועבדום‬ ‫להם‬ ‫לא‬ ‫בארץ‬ ‫גרים‬ ‫להיות‬ ‫זרעך‬ ‫על‬ ‫גזרתי‬ ‫שאני‬ ‫פי‬ ‫על‬ ‫אף‬ ,‫וגם‬ ‫טעם‬ ‫כי‬ ,‫בעיני‬ ‫והנכון‬
‫וחשבו‬ ‫חייהם‬ ‫את‬ ‫וימררו‬ ,‫ליאור‬ ‫בניהם‬ ‫השליכו‬ ‫כי‬ ‫להרע‬ ‫...שהוסיפו‬ ‫והטעם‬ ... .‫גזרתי‬ ‫שעשו‬ ‫בעבור‬ ‫יפטרו‬ ‫ולא‬ ,‫להם‬ ‫יעשו‬ ‫אשר‬ ‫על‬ ‫יעבודו‬
‫בניהם‬ ‫השלכת‬ ‫כי‬ ‫הוא‬ ‫ברור‬ ‫ודבר‬ ... ‫להם‬ ‫להרע‬ ‫הוסיפו‬ ‫או‬ ‫עליהם‬ ‫כנגזר‬ ‫עשו‬ ‫אם‬ ,‫במשפט‬ ‫אותם‬ ‫שאביא‬ - ‫אנכי‬ ‫דן‬ ‫טעם‬ ‫וזה‬ ,‫שמם‬ ‫את‬ ‫למחות‬
,‫לגמרי‬ ‫עקירתם‬ ‫היא‬ ‫אבל‬ ,"‫אותם‬ ‫וענו‬ ‫"ועבדום‬ ‫בכלל‬ ‫אינה‬ ‫ליאור‬
‫הרשות‬ ‫מהם‬ ‫אחד‬ ‫כל‬ ‫רצה‬ ‫לא‬ ‫אלו‬ ‫לישראל‬ ‫המריעים‬ ‫אותם‬ ‫וכל‬ ,‫ידוע‬ ‫איש‬ ‫על‬ ‫גזר‬ ‫שלא‬ ‫לפי‬ (‫ה‬ ‫ו‬ ‫תשובה‬ ‫)הלכות‬ ‫המדע‬ ‫בספר‬ ‫טעם‬ ‫נתן‬ ‫
והרב‬
.‫ידוע‬ ‫איש‬ ‫על‬ ‫נגזר‬ ‫שלא‬ ‫לפי‬ ,‫בידו‬
‫נענשו‬ ‫כן‬ ‫פי‬ ‫על‬ ‫ואף‬ ...‫הנביא‬ ‫מפי‬ ‫כך‬ ‫על‬ ‫נצטוו‬ ‫עמו‬ ‫וכל‬ ‫והוא‬ ,‫ירושלים‬ ‫להחריב‬ ‫אותו‬ ‫קוראים‬ ‫אחד‬ ‫פה‬ ‫הנביאים‬ ‫כי‬ ‫שמע‬ ‫נבוכדראצר‬ ‫והנה‬
.‫בסוף‬ ‫כולם‬ ‫הכשדים‬
:‫טעמים‬ ‫שני‬ ‫מפני‬ ‫זה‬ ‫
והיה‬
... ‫ממשלתו‬ ‫להגדיל‬ ‫הארץ‬ ‫כל‬ ‫להשמיד‬ ‫נתכון‬ ‫הוא‬ ‫שגם‬ ‫האחד‬
...‫מאד‬ ‫יותר‬ ‫לישראל‬ ‫והרע‬ ‫הגזרה‬ ‫על‬ ‫שהוסיף‬ ‫אחר‬ ‫עונש‬ ‫בבל‬ ‫במלך‬ ‫היה‬ ‫אבל‬