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Halachik rulings and insights from the Lubavitcher Rebbe presented by
Rabbi Chaim Wolosow after morning services at Chabad of Sharon Collected from Shulchan Menachem and Sha'ar Halachah Uminhag
chaimwolosow@gmail.com
Rabbi Chaim Wolosow after morning services at Chabad of Sharon Collected from Shulchan Menachem and Sha'ar Halachah Uminhag
chaimwolosow@gmail.com
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While Chabad avoids gebrokts during Pesach, the Rebbe explains the custom to specifically eat it on Acharon Shel Pesach. Since the Alter Rebbe permits leniency then, Chassidim emphasize this ruling and turn it into a positive hiddur.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/248
The Rebbe clarifies that eating matzah is a mitzvah only on the Seder night. Although matzah is guarded for Pesach, this does not prove a mitzvah throughout the holiday. On a deeper level there may be significance, but not in halachic obligation.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/247
The Rebbe strongly rejects adding a fifth cup to the Seder based on personal ideas of redemption. Such changes oppose the Shulchan Aruch and risk misleading others, especially through a widely used Haggadah, undermining accepted halachic authority.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/246_003
The Rebbe strongly objects to inserting Holocaust content into the Haggadah. Its precise, sacred text must not be altered, especially in ways that disturb the spirit of joy and freedom. Such painful subjects require their own proper time, not the Seder.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/246_002
Some communities recite Shir HaShirim on Shabbos Chol HaMoed Pesach, reflecting the love between Hashem and Knesses Yisrael. The Rebbe notes that minhag Chabad is not to say it formally, aside from a custom—like his father’s—to recite it on the Seder night.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/245
After the four cups, one may not drink further, even water. The Rebbe explains the Rambam’s view of pouring a fifth cup without drinking—either as a compromise with Rabbi Tarfon or as an added practice—and distinguishes it from the communal Kos Shel Eliyahu.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/244
The Rebbe in Shulchan Menachem explains the reason for eating two kezayitim for the Afikoman and clarifies the Alter Rebbe’s wording about not drinking afterward. The emphasis is on fulfilling both opinions and preparing beforehand so the taste of the Afikoman remains.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/243
The Rebbe explains the Chabad custom not to eat the zeroa on the Seder plate. Since the Korban Pesach’s main purpose was to be eaten, refraining from eating it clearly distinguishes it from the actual korban.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/241
The Rebbe discusses whether charoses applies only to maror or also to matzah. The Rambam includes matzah, while the Raavad limits it to maror. The debate reflects whether charoses symbolizes mortar or serves a practical purpose.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/240
The Rebbe outlines Chabad customs for charoses: adding wine at the time of use, dipping maror twice, and avoiding liquid contact with matzah. Those careful with Gebrokts use dry charoses and shake it off.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/239
The Rebbe distinguishes between the daily remembrance of Yetziat Mitzrayim and the mitzvah of Sippur on Pesach. The Seder requires verbal, detailed storytelling, response, and continuous engagement throughout the night.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/238
The Rebbe explains the Chabad custom that after the child asks Ma Nishtanah, others—including the leader—repeat it, based on the Rambam. The youngest child, boy or girl, should ask, emphasizing participation and honoring parents.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/237
The Rebbe clarifies that heseibah has two dimensions: an independent mitzvah of freedom and a condition within mitzvos like matzah and the four cups. This explains the Alter Rebbe’s structure and emphasis on redemption.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/236_003
The Rebbe explores whether leaning is part of mitzvos like matzah and the four cups or an independent mitzvah. Evidence supports both views, leading to the conclusion that heseibah contains two aspects—both integral and independent.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/236_002
The Rebbe analyzes whether leaning (heseibah) is a condition within mitzvos like matzah and the four cups, or an independent mitzvah of freedom. This affects whether one must repeat the mitzvah—and recite a new bracha—if leaning was omitted.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/236_001
The Alter Rebbe affirms the Chabad custom to recite Kiddush while standing, even on the night of Pesach. Despite opinions to sit for cheirus, the minhag remains consistent with Kabbalistic sources to stand.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/235
The Rebbe highlights the custom to begin the first Seder promptly to ensure eating the Afikoman before midnight, while the second Seder is extended with deeper discussion. The Haggadah is recited with joy, melody, and strong kavanah.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/234
The Rebbe clarifies that the Ka’arah should be prepared after returning from shul, before the Seder. This follows the Siddur of HaRav Rashkov and reflects practical differences from earlier times when the table was brought only after Kiddush.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/233_001
The Rebbe explains that reciting Korban Pesach reaches a unique level, almost like actually bringing the korban. This stems from Pesach as the time of ultimate freedom, which also awakens a deep longing for the Beis HaMikdash.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/232_005
The Rebbe explains the custom of using a chicken neck for the zeroa and removing most of its meat. This ensures a clear distinction from the Korban Pesach, emphasizing that it is only a remembrance and not an actual offering.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/shulchan_menachem/orach_chayim/232_003
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