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The Pesach SederBuy "The Pesach Seder" on an mp3 CD! (All 15 classes for just $7.50+S&H!)Rav Dovid gives a daily halacha at the Wall Street Synagogue in Lower Manhattan. This series covers aspects of hilchot Pesach that are specific to the Pesach Seder. |
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| 6 Nissan 5768 | listen |
Eating Eggs at the Seder
(15:48)
Why do we eat eggs at the seder? Why is there an egg on the seder plate?
Dedicated for a refuah shleimah for Breina bas Frieda.
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| 5 Nissan 5768 | listen |
B'dieved, Havdala Can be Made on any of the Four Cups
(14:04)
If you forget to make up for havdala in the second bracha, you have additional opportunities through the meal, the seder, and beyond. Also: washing hands for kiddush.
Sources: OC 473:1; MB 473:5-9
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| 4 Nissan 5768 | listen |
What if you forget Havdala in the Kiddush on Erev Pesach Motzei Shabbos?
(15:43)
If you forget to make Havdala in Kiddush, how do you make up for your ommission?
Sources: OC 473:1; MB 473:4
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| 3 Nissan 5768 | listen |
Havdala and Shehechiyanu in Kiddush on Erev Pesach
(15:16)
The Kiddush of Pesach on Motzei Shabbos is special in that it includes both Shehechiyanu and Havdala.
Sources: OC 473:1; MB 473:1,3
Dedicated as a zechut l'ilui nishmat Shaul ben Chana z"l for a refuah shleimah for Breina bas Frieda.
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| 29 Shevat 5768 | listen |
Borrer (12): Broken Matzos
(4:45)
Choosing whole matzos from among broken matzos is a problem of borrer that presents itself every Pesach.
Sources: Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 16:14
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| 11 Nisan 5767 | listen |
Blessings on the Four Cups of Wine
(14:34)
Does each of the four cups require its own brocha rishona? Brocha achrona? Why or why not?
Sources: OC 474:1; MB 474:1-5
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| 9 Nisan 5767 | listen |
Women and Children at the Seder
(14:43)
Are women obligated to drink the four cups of wine? What about the rest of the seder obligations? What is a child's role at the seder?
Sources: OC 472:14-16; MB 472:44-45,50
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| 8 Nisan 5767 | listen |
What kind of wine should you use for the four cups? What if you don't like wine?
(13:05)
The general rule: use the best wine you can afford.
Sources: OC 472:10-13; MB 472:35-42
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| 7 Nisan 5767 | listen |
Introduction to the Four Cups
(13:11)
Why do we drink four cups of wine? How much wine should you drink?
Sources: Ex. 6:6-8; OC 472:8-9; MB 472:24-27,34
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| 4 Nisan 5767 | listen |
The Pesach Seder: What if you forget to lean?
(16:00)
If one forgets to lean at the seder, is he required to go back, or has he fulfilled his mitzvah nonetheless?
Sources: OC 472:7; MB 472:20-23
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| 3 Nisan 5767 | listen |
The Pesach Seder: Reclining When it may be Disrespectful
(13:36)
Does a child recline in front of his father to whom he is required to show honor? What about a student in front of his Rabbi?
Sources: OC 472:5-6; MB 472:14-19
Dedicated for a refuah shleima for Aliza Sali bas Tzipora
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| 2 Nisan 5767 | listen |
The Pesach Seder: Leaning as a Sign of Freedom
(8:16)
Do women lean at the seder? What about mourners?
Sources: OC 472:4; MB 472:12-13
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| 1 Nisan 5767 | listen |
The Pesach Seder: Leaning to the Left
(9:27)
At the seder, we all lean to the left, even those who are left-handed. Why?
Sources: OC 472:3; MB 472:9-12
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| 29 Adar 5767 | listen |
Setting a Seder Table fit for a King
(9:07)
The seder table is set with one's finest of everything. The Maharil would even decorate his seder table with non-kosher plates and cups!
Sources: OC 472:2; MB 472:6-8
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| 26 Adar 5767 | listen |
When is the best time to start the Seder?
(15:15)
We start the seder immediately after dark, in part to make sure the kids are awake.
Sources: OC 472:1; MB 472:1-5; Shaar HaTziun 472:2
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