1)
Why does it say "Zechor" and "Habitah u'Re'e"?
1.
Ibn Ezra: "Zechor" is in the heart. "Habitah" is with the eye.
2.
Palgei Mayim: "Zechor" what we had in the past. "Habitah u'Re'e" what is now.
2)
What is "Mah Hayah Lanu"?
1.
Ibn Ezra: All our afflictions before Galus.
2.
Palgei Mayim: Our former grandeur.
3)
Why is Habitah written without a Hei at the end?
1.
R. Avigdor: It is because they were stricken in the fifth month, and they transgressed the five Chumashim.
4)
What is "Cherpasenu"?
1.
Ibn Ezra: The shame that we are in [now].
2.
Palgei Mayim: The comparison of our former grandeur to our current state is a great shame.
