By Eric Zaff, YCT '09

The Mishnah indicates that the food being brought out was the food for the meal. How is this different from what we do today? Why do you think things changed? How was the seder plate different in the time of the Mishnah? What happened when the Mikdash was standing? Why do you think the Mishnah needed to mention what happened in the time of the Mikdash?

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