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so too, here he should use a piece of matza. Alternatively: Just as the manner of a poor person is that he heats the oven and his wife bakes quickly, before the small amount of wood they have is used up, so too here; when baking matza, he heats the oven and his wife bakes quickly so the dough doesn
The Mishnah states that they bring the ḥaroset to the leader of the seder, although eating ḥaroset is not a mitzva. The Talmud asks: And if it is not a mitzva, for what reason does one bring it to the seder? R' Ami said: It is brought due to the poison in the bitter herbs, which is neutralized by
The Mishnah states: R' Elazar, son of R' Tzadok, says that eating ḥaroset is a mitzva. The Talmud asks: What is the nature of this mitzva? The Talmud answers: R' Levi says: It is in remembrance of the apple, as apple is one of the ingredients in ḥaroset. The verse states: “Who is this who comes
It was taught in a baraita in accordance with the opinion of R' Yoḥanan: The spices used in the ḥaroset are in remembrance of the hay that our forefathers used for building in Egypt, and the ḥaroset itself is in remembrance of the mortar. R' Elazar, son of R' Tzadok, said: When selling ḥaroset, th
Mishnah: The attendants poured the second cup for the leader of the seder, and here the son asks his father the questions about the differences between Passover night and a regular night. And if the son does not have the intelligence to ask questions on his own, his father teaches him the questions