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Why do we say 'we ourselves' went out of Egypt at the Seder? The shiur develops that the Jewish nation exists as an eternal entity transcending time, comprising all past and future members. This explains why chatsos hints to eternality and why telling the story to our children makes the Exodus real for us.
We imagine that we ourselves went out of Mitzrayim because we did so as eternal national entity. The nation lives eternally and comprises all past and future members. This is hinted to by the chatsos occurrence of Makas Bechoros (which Mitzrim wanted to deny). Chatsos is point above time and so hints to eternality of our yeshua. Also, by recounting story of Seder to our children, it becomes real to us ourselves, since we are our descendants more than our antecedents.
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Why doesn't Chanukah appear in the Mishna? The shiur develops a fundamental yesod: Chanukah represents the victory of Gemara—the human ability to use godly intellect (ner Hashem nishmas adam) to develop Torah SheBaal Peh. The Menorah symbolizes the soul's illumination through this koach, while the Mizbeach represents the body's recreation—together forming the complete tikkun of man.
Why does Megillas Esther interrupt Torah study for a message the world deemed ridiculous—that every man should rule his home? The shiur develops the yesod that the moon's willingness to "make itself small" doesn't diminish it but creates unified sovereignty. A woman who enables her husband to lead isn't relegated to second class—she is the king-maker, comfortable creating oneness where a man cannot.
