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Could you please explain the meaning of the 4 cups of wine taken during the meal of Seder? I have read that even the poorest Jews were to have 4 cups. Where is this information found? I would like to learn more about their significance.
Answer
The
four cups of wine are in commemoration of the four expressions of redemption in
Exodus 6:6-7.
Even the very poor should demonstrate the symbols of redemption
and freedom, by eating and drinking in a reclining position, and be provided with
the four cups. (sources: Talmud Pesachim 99b; "Rashi" there; Talmud Yerushalmi
Pesachim 10:1; Exodus 6:4; "Code of Jewish Law" O.C. 472:13; MB 43 there).
A more detailed explanation of the Seder is online at Aish.com
Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Aish.com
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