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495. The Labors Forbidden on Festivals
496. The Laws [Governing the Observance of] the Second Day of a Festival in the Diaspora
497. The Laws [Governing] Preparing [Items to be Used on] a Festival
498. The Laws Applying to Ritual Slaughter on Festivals
499. The Laws Applying to Skinning [the Hides of Animals], Scalding [the Bodies of Animals or Fowl After Their Slaughter], and Salting [Meat] on a Festival
500. How a Person Who Requires Meat on a Festival Should Conduct Himself; How to Salt [Meat on a Festival]
501. [When] it is Forbidden and When it is Permitted [to Move] Wood on Festivals
502. The Laws [Governing] Fire on a Festival
503. [The Restrictions Against] Preparing for the [Second] Day of a Festival on [the First]
504. The Laws [Governing] Spices on a Festival
505. The Laws [Governing] Milking an Animal on a Festival
506. The Laws [Governing] Kneading [Dough] on a Festival
507. The Laws [Governing] Baking on a Festival
508. Acts that Prepare for Roasting that are Forbidden on a Festival
509. Some Specific Laws Pertaining to the Statutes of the Festivals
510. Several Activities Forbidden to be Performed on a Festival and [the Possibility] of Performing Them When One Deviates [from his Ordinary Practice]
511. That Kindling a Fire and Heating Water are Permitted on a Festival
512. Not to Cook for the Sake of a Non-Jew on a Festival
513. The Laws [Pertaining to] an Egg Laid on a Festival
514. The Prohibition Against Extinguishing [a Fire] on a Festival
515. The Laws Pertaining to Articles Brought from Beyond a Town’s Limits on a Festival
516. The Laws [Governing] which Objects are Permitted to be Sent on a Festival
517. The Manner in which it is Permitted to Purchase Types of Food from a Storekeeper on a Festival
518. The Laws Governing the Transfer [of Objects] from One Domain to Another on a Festival
519. The Permissibility of Removing and Returning the Hinges of Doors for the Sake of a Festival
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521. The Laws Applying to Lowering Produce from one Place to Another on a Festival
522. Certain Entities that are Forbidden to Be Carried on a Festival
523. Laws that Apply regarding [Caring for] Livestock on a Festival
524. Certain Prohibitions that Apply on a Festival
525. The Laws Pertaining to Loans on a Festival
526. The Laws [Governing the Burial] of a Corpse on a Festival
527. The Laws [Pertaining to] an Eruv Tavshilin
528. The Laws [Pertaining to Establishing] Eruvin for Courtyards on a Festival
529.The Laws [Pertaining to] Rejoicing on a Festival Learn More
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It is with great thanks to the Almighty that we present to you this short booklet which contains a quick summary of the necessary laws of the Pesach Seder, especially focusing on the directives applicable during the Seder itself. The purpose of this booklet is for it to be used as a reference guide during the Seder itself, to look up the detailed directives before each part of the Seder and it is hence advised to be kept in one’s Pesach cabinet free of Chametz, so it can be used on the Seder table. The sources have been allocated from the Shulchan Aruch Harav, Chabad Custom, and from the many works of the Achronim. Detailed sources can be found in our corresponding Sefer on the laws of the Pesach Seder, and the referenced sources [i.e. Chapter 3 Halacha 5] refer to it. Due to the concise nature of this booklet, we have not included all opinions, customs, and reasons in the laws mentioned here, and further information can be gleaned from our corresponding book. Learn More
The night of the Seder is one of the oldest and most cherished Mitzvos amongst world Jewry. There is no greater proof for this than the thousands of editions of Hagadah’s which exist and have been printed throughout the ages. Many Rabbis and sects publish their own edition of Hagadah’s to be used by their followers, so no custom be unknown or overlooked. Famously, the Rebbe published his own Hagaddah with a scholarly encyclopedic commentary. All in all, however, all these editions are not thorough Halachic works on the Seder night, but rather a commentary on the stanzas of the Haggadah and a guideline for the steps of the Seder. For example, many Haggadah’s do not go into the reasons behind the steps of the Seder, or its detailed laws. Certainly, they avoid delving into detailed Halachic questions, such as may one have a drink, or a coffee after Kadesh, or nibble on some food then as well. The vast majority of the detailed Halacha’s and surrounding Halachic questions are lacking from all these Haggadah’s. Wouldn’t it be great then to have a detailed book that focuses on all the actual Halacha’s relating to the Seder, their background and reasons, accompanied with the variety of opinions, customs, and practical Q&A. Wouldn’t this be even more complete if it contained all the Chabad practices as well as detailed nuances followed by the Chabad Rabbeim? And wouldn’t it be even more complete if it contained the story of Pesach from Chumash and Mefarshim, to help you fulfill your Mitzvah of Vehigadeta Lebincha! Well, guess what, its finally here! A 330 page encyclopedic work of all the Halachic details of the Seder and its Mitzvos with hundreds of practical Q&A, in the treasured style of Rabbi Goldstein’s all-encompassing Halachic works. Learn More
453. The Laws Pertaining to the Grain Used for Matzah and [How] it must be Ground
454. Which Matzah is Unacceptable for a Person to Use in Fulfilling His Obligation [to Partake of Matzah on Pesach Night]
455. The Laws Governing the Water Used to Knead [the Dough from which] Matzah is Made
456. The [Maximum] Size of [the Dough] to Knead for Matzos
457. The Laws [Governing How to] Conduct [the Separation of] Challah from a Dough [to be Baked as] Matzah
458. The Time and the Procedure for Kneading the Matzah [to be Used for] the Mitzvah [of Eating Matzah]
459. The Place and the Procedure for Kneading the Matzos
460. The Laws Pertaining to the Matzah [to be Used for] the Mitzvah [of Eating Matzah]
461. The Laws Pertaining to the Baking of Matzah; With which Matzah may [a Person] Fulfill his Obligation [to Eat Matzah]
462. The Laws Pertaining to Whether Mei Peiros [Causes Dough] to Become Chametz
463. Whether it is Permitted to Singe [Many] Stalks [of Grain] at the Same Time; the Laws Governing Grain That Has Not Yet Ripened
464. [The Laws Pertaining to] Mustard Into Which Flour was Mixed
465. The Laws [Governing] Bran on Pesach
466. Whether Spittle, Urine, and the like Cause [Grain or Flour] to Become Chametz
467. The Laws that Apply When Water Falls upon Wheat and [those that Apply When a Kernel] of Wheat is Discovered [in Matzah or in Other Cooked] Foods
468. Not to Perform Work on the Day Before Pesach After Midday
469. Not to Designate Meat for Pesach
470. The Fast of the Firstborn on the Day Before Pesach
471. The Prohibition Against Eating [a Meal of] Bread, [i.e., Rich Matzah,] after the Tenth Hour on the Day before Pesach
472. The Laws Pertaining to Reclining and [Drinking] the Four Cups [of Wine at the Seder]
473. The Laws [Governing] the First Cup [of Wine] and the Order of the Pesach Seder until the Second Cup [of Wine]
474. A Blessing is not Recited on the Second Cup [of Wine]
475. The Remaining Laws Pertaining to the Seder
476. The Custom [that Applies Regarding] Eating Roasted [Meat] on Pesach Night
477. The Laws [Governing] Eating the Afikoman
478. Not to Eat After Eating the Afikoman
479. [The Recitation of] the Grace after Meals over the Third Cup [of Wine]
480. The Order of the Fourth Cup [of Wine]
481. Not to Drink after the Four Cups [of Wine]
482. The Laws Pertaining to a Person who does not Have Matzah that was Guarded
483. The Laws Pertaining to a Person who does not Have Wine [for Pesach]
484. [The Laws Pertaining to a Person] who Desires to Conduct a Seder in Several Homes
485. The Laws Pertaining to a Person who Took an Oath Not to Eat Matzah
486. The Laws Pertaining to the Measure of a Kezayis
487. The Order of the Pesach Evening Service
488. The Order of the Pesach Morning Service
489. The Order of the Prayers on the Second Night of Pesach; the Counting of the Omer
490. The Order of the Prayers [Recited] on the Second Day [of Pesach]; the Prayers [Recited on] Chol HaMoed [Pesach]
491. The Order of Havdalah Recited on the Night Following a Festival
492. The Fasts [Held on] Monday, Thursday, and the [Following] Monday After Festivals
493. Laws that are Observed During the Days of the Omer
494. The Order of Prayers on the Festival of Shavuos Learn More
The study of Shulchan Aruch at times is very challenging in terms of clarifying the final stance of the learned subject. This especially applies in instances that many cases and opinions exist within a given topic. In addition, throughout the generations hundreds of practical questions on the laws in Shulchan Aruch arose. Getting a proper grasp on the laws of Yom KIppur especially faces this challenge due to the complexity of the cases and the range of opinions. Even amongst the currently available English literature, the opinion of the greatest of the Achronim, the Shulchan Aruch Harav, is many times omitted or not given its proper presence. Likewise, the Chabad custom related to Yom Kippur is not given their proper presence. This Sefer tackles all the above deficiencies. A clear summary of the rulings of the Shulchan Aruch Harav and Chabad custom, supplemented with the opinions of the Mishneh Berurah and Kaf Hachaim. This is accompanied with hundreds of practical Q&A that were compiled from classical Halachic sources. All this is compiled with informative footnotes that lend the reader background information and other opinions voiced on the subject matter. Learn More![Shulchan Aruch English #6 Orach Chayim 328-408]()
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