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Thursday, 15 Nissan, 5780 - For local candle Your complete guide to this Tuesday, lighting times visit week's halachos and minhagim. 20 Nissan, 5780 Chabad.org/Candles Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus, this The Seder Pesach minyanim are not taking place. • Begin the Seder as soon as possible, so the However, we still felt it appropriate to include children will not fall asleep.3 the halachos associated with tefillah betzibur, • The Rebbe Rashab once told the Frierdiker Rebbe: etc., in this issue of the Luach. “During the Seder, and especially when the door is opened, we must Erev Yom Tov reminder: think about being a “The Haggadah Don’t forget to make an eiruv tavshilin! mentch, and Hashem should be said loudly, with great joy and will help. Don’t ask much kavanah.” for gashmiyus; ask (Siddur HaArizal, for ruchniyus.” (The cited in Likkutei Sichos Wednesday night Rebbe’s Haggadah) vol. 22, p. 179 fn. 40) 15 Nissan, 5780 | First night of Pesach Preparing the Kaarah Things to do • The kaarah is assembled at night, before beginning the Seder.4 1 • After Minchah but before shekiah, recite the • If possible, choose concave (bowl-shaped) Seder Korban Pesach. matzos for the Seder plate.5 • Before Yom Tov, light a long-burning candle, from • To avoid any similarity to the korban pesach, the which the candles can be lit tomorrow night. Frierdiker Rebbe would remove almost6 all the • Ideally, women and girls should light candles meat from the zeroa bone (although it was from 2 before shekiah. When bentching licht, the a chicken, which is invalid for a korban to begin berachos of Lehadlik Ner Shel Yom Tov and with).7 Shehecheyanu are said. • It is our custom to use both lettuce and horseradish for both maror and chazeres.8 To prevent the Maariv matzah from becoming wet (sheruyah), the • We begin with Shir Hamaalos. chazeres should be completely dry. • Say the Shemoneh Esrei for Shalosh Regalim, • We use a raw onion (or cooked potato) for inserting the additions for Pesach where karpas.9 indicated. • This is followed by the complete Hallel, Kaddish 3 שו"ע אדה"ז סי' תעב ס"א-ב. 4 הגש"פ עם ליקוטי טעמים ומנהגים. .Shalem, and Aleinu הרבי היה מסדר את הקערה מעומד. בשעת סידור הקערה, לפני הנחת כל דבר בקערה, היה הרבי אומר את הכתוב בסידור בעניין זה, ואחר סידור הקערה אומר את כל סימני הסדר יחד, כפי שהם כתובים בהגדה. וכשמגיע זמנו של כל 'סימן', חוזר ואומר 'סימן' זה לפרטיו. כל האמירות האלה היו בלחש. 5 ספר המנהגים ע' 39. 6 אבל מעט בשר צריך להשאיר עליה, שכן עצם ללא בשר אינה נקראת 'תבשיל', שו"ע אדמוה"ז סי' תעג סכ"ב. 7 ספר המנהגים ע' 39. 1 סידור אדה"ז. 8 ספר המנהגים ע' 39. 2 הקדמת )בן( ה'דרישה' לטור יו"ד ח"א. מטה אפרים סי' תרכ"ה סל"ג. פסק הגאון בעל 'תורת חסד', וכן מוכח 9 ספר המנהגים ע' 39. ב'רשימות' חוב' צ )יומן ניסן תרצ"ה, וורשא( עמ' 14: "לכרפס – היו לוקחים בצל, ורק אח"כ בלקוטי-שיחות כרך כד עמ' 297 הע' 69 – 'קיצור דיני נש"ק' עמ' לו. • Place the zeroa on the top of the kaarah to the • The Rebbe Rashab would break the afikoman right, and the beitzah opposite it to the left. into five sections.17 Place the maror beneath them in the center. • It is not our custom for the children to “steal” the Place the charoses beneath the zeroa, the karpas afikoman.18 beneath the beitzah, and the chazeres beneath the maror.10 Maggid • Before saying Hei Lachma Anya, uncover part of Kadesh the matzah.19 • Recite Kiddush and drink the first cup, leaning to • After Hei Lachma Anya, move the kaarah to the your left. It is preferable to drink the entire cup in side20 and pour the second cup of wine. This is one shot.11 followed by Mah Nishtanah. • Women who have already said Shehecheyanu • The children ask the Mah Nishtanah, saying it when lighting the Yom Tov candles should not with the Yiddish translation. Afterwards, say it say this berachah if making Kiddush themselves.12 quietly yourself as well (along with the Yiddish • For more on drinking the arba kosos and leaning, translation).21 see below, “Hosafos.” • Next, bring the kaarah back to its place and continue with Avadim Hayinu. Urchatz13 • The matzah remains partially uncovered until Vehi • Wash your hands, pouring water three times on She’amadah. Before saying Vehi She’amadah, the right hand and then three times on the left cover the matzah and then lift your cup of wine. hand, but do not say a berachah. When finished, put down the cup and then • See below, “Hosafos,” for what to do if you uncover the matzah.22 accidentally made a berachah when washing for • We pour a bit of wine from the cup sixteen times: Urchatz. three times when saying dam va’eish vesimros ashan, ten times when saying the ten Makos, and Karpas another three times when saying Detzach adash • Take a piece of onion (or potato) less than be’achav. The wine is poured from the cup itself 23 a kezayis and dip it into salt water.14 Say the into a broken vessel. The cup is then refilled. 24 berachah of Borei Pri Ha’adamah, having in mind • Do not interrupt in the middle of Dayenu. that the berachah also applies to the maror and • When saying Matzah Zu, grasp the top two chazeres. Eat the karpas without leaning.15 matzos (via the cloth covering them) until saying the words al shum for the second time.25 Yachatz • When saying Maror Zeh, place your hands on the maror and chazeres until saying the words al • Break the middle matzah into two. (This should shum for the second time.26 be done when it is in its place inside the kaarah.) • Before reciting Lefichach, cover the matzah and Set aside the larger piece for the afikoman, and then lift your cup of wine, holding it until the leave the smaller piece between the other two matzos.16 17 ספר המנהגים ע' 39. 18 ספר המנהגים ע' 39. כשנחלשו הדורות, לקחו ]-הנשים, 'המלך במסיבו' ח"א עמ' קלא. 'אוצר' עמ' קלד[ תפוחי אדמה, אבל אדמו"ר 19 ספר המנהגים ע' 39. הרבי היה נוהג לגלות מקצתן של כל ג' המצות, גם הפרוסה. מהר"ש לא היה שבע רצון מזה". 20 הרבי רק הסיטה קמעה. 10 הגדה. 21 ספר המנהגים ע' 40. תו"מ תשמ"ג ח"ג ע' 1226. 11 ספר המנהגים ע' 39. 22 ספר המנהגים ע' 40. 12 כף החיים ס"ס תקיד. ולענין עניית אמן אחר ברכת שהחיינו של האיש, ראה 'שבח המועדים' ע' 215 בהערה. 23 הגדה. 13 הרבי קרא לפני נטילה זו גם את האמור בסידור על 'כרפס' )כדי שלא להפסיק אחרי הנטילה(. 24 הגש"פ עם ליקוטי טעמים ומנהגים. 14 הרבי הטבילו ג' פעמים במי מלח. 25 ספר המנהגים ע' 40. 15 הגדה, הגש"פ עם ליקוטי טעמים ומנהגים. 26 ספר המנהגים ע' 40. 16 הגדה, ספר המנהגים ע' 39. words venomar lefanav halelukah.27 • Eat at least the size of a kezayis of matzah within • When reaching the berachah of Asher Ge’alanu, a kedei achilas pras.35 The opinions regarding lift the cup again and hold it until the end of the the length of a kedei achilas pras range from a berachah.28 minimum of four minutes to a maximum of seven • Recite the berachah of Borei Pri Hagafen and minutes.36 drink the second cup, leaning to the left. It is preferable to drink the entire cup in one shot. Maror • Place some of the dry charoses into the wine in Rachtzah29 the plate beneath your becher.37 Take a kezayis • Wash your hands, pouring water three times on of maror and dip part of it into the charoses, the right hand and then three times on the left and then shake it off. Recite the berachah of Al hand, and say the berachah of Al Netilas Yadayim. Achilas Maror, having in mind that the berachah • From this point until after korech, refrain from also applies to the chazeres, and eat the maror saying anything unrelated to eating the matzah without leaning.38 and maror.30 • The shiur of a kezayis of maror is ¾ oz,39 including both the lettuce and the horseradish.40 It should Motzi-Matzah be eaten within a kedei achilas pras.41 • Hold all three matzos and say the berachah of Hamotzi. Next, let the bottom matzah slip from Korech your hands and recite the berachah of Al Achilas • Take a kezayis of matzah from the bottom matzah Matzah while holding the top two matzos. Have and a kezayis of maror from the chazares. Put in mind that this berachah also applies to the some dry charoses on the maror and then shake matzah that will be eaten by korech and to the it off. Recite Kein asah Hillel and eat the korech afikoman.31 while leaning to the left.42 • Take a kezayis from the middle matzah and • The shiur of a kezayis of matzah for korech (which another kezayis from the top matzah and eat is miderabanan) is ¾ oz. If there are eight matzos them together (i.e., the first bite should include to a pound, this equals ⅜ of a matzah. The shiur a bit of both kezeisim) while leaning to the left.32 of maror for korech is the same as its shiur for Do not dip the matzah into salt.33 maror, ¾ oz.43 Both together should be eaten • The shiur of a kezayis of matzah (for motzi-matzah, within a kedei achilas pras.