Limmud Oz 2019

Of the four children portrayed in the Haggadah, it is only the rasha—the wicked child—who is defined in ethical rather than intellectual terms. Emblematic of ‘other’, the rasha acts as a mirror of our notions of wickedness—which differ across temporal, spatial, and ideological communities. In this session we will examine various depictions of and responses to the rasha, with a view to better understanding our own perspective on wickedness.