Spiritual Gems from the parsha.

The Seder

The Hebrew word "seder" means order or arrangement, alluding to the fact that everything that has ever happened to the Jewish people, from the Exodus until today, has unfolded according to Divine plan. Nothing occurs by accident, even if we don't always understand why an event must take place. (The Maharal)

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The seder plate: the roasted egg

In addition to being a reminder of the Passover offering, the roasted egg is a symbol of the Jewish people. The longer other foods are cooked, the softer and more tender they become, but the longer an egg is boiled, the harder it gets. Similarly, the more painful and severe the hardships of the exile, the stronger and more resilient the Jewish people emerges.

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And here, the child asks (from the Hagada)

Said Rabbi Aaron of Karlin, in the name of his father, Rabbi Asher of
Stolin: "Here," on the night of the seder, every Jewish child may request of his Father in Heaven anything he wishes, and he will receive extra strength and vitality for all of his needs.

(Beit Aharon)

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The wicked son says: What is this service to you? ...You may tell him:
If he had been there, he would not have been redeemed

What purpose does it serve to tell the wicked son that had he lived in those days he would not have been worthy of Redemption? The answer:
Although it is true that the wicked son would not have been redeemed from Egypt, he will be redeemed with Moshiach in the Final Redemption!
Unlike all other historical redemptions, every single Jew will go out of our present exile. This is the implicit message of the Hagada on the seder night.

(Peninei HaGeula)