Wednesday, June 14, 2017

passover seder hagada - Mnemonic of Rebbi Yehuda


The Haggadah tells us that Rebbi Yehuda came up with a mnemonic for remembering the Ten Plagues: Dtzach Adash B'Achav


Why was the mnemonic necessary? It doesn't seem to me to be that difficult to remember the plagues. Moreover, there are many other things for which there is no mnemonic (eg. 12 tribes). Is there a deeper meaning behind Rebbi Yehuda's mnemonic?




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