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Nevertheless, the Mishna Berura notes that drinks that do not have a strong taste and do not remove the
taste of the matza from one’s mouth are permitted to drink. Based on that, poskim discuss whether one may
drink tea or coffee after the afikoman.

p Piskei Teshuvot 481:1 א:אפת | תובושת יקספ . 40

Coffee and tea without sugar, seltzer and water are permitted ףא רתומ םימו הדוס ,רכוס ילב התו הפק
even lechatchila (though coffee and tea with sugar remove the לטבמ רכוס םע התו הפק לבא( הליחתכל
taste of the matza), and some [Rishonim] are stringent [against םימ תייתשב ףא ורימחהש שיו ,)הצמ םעט
the Shulchan Aruch] even regarding drinking water, and certainly היתשו הליכא רוסיאש …התו הפק ןכש לכו
concerning coffee and tea… the prohibition of eating and אוה ורוסיאו …ןמוקיפאה תליכא רמגמ לח
drinking takes effect from the conclusion of the consumption of .רחשה תולע דע
the afikoman… and the prohibitions remains until dawn.

According to the Piskei Teshuvot, it is permitted to drink coffee and tea without sugar since these drinks do
not dispel the taste of the matza, though drinking them with sugar would not be allowed. The Yalkut Yosef
goes one step further and allows drinking them even with sugar when one is trying to stay awake in order to
study the halachot of the Seder or the story of yetziat mitzrayim. In addition, he states that one may be more
lenient after chatzot (as opposed to the Piskei Teshuvot who rules that are prohibited apply until dawn), since
some rule that the restrictions upon eating do not apply after chatzot.

p Yalkut Yosef, Moadim, םידעומ | ףסוי טוקלי . 41
Hilchot Seder – Tzafun ןופצ – חספ ׳לה
It is permitted to drink water after the afikoman, but not wine אל לבא ,ןמוקיפאה רחא םימ תותשל רתומ
other than the two cups that the Sages instituted. One who is בשויהו .ל”זח ונקתש תוסוכ יתשמ ץוח ןיי
sitting and learning the laws of Pesach and the story of the Exodus תאיצי רופיסבו חספ תוכלהב קסועו
after Hallel and the fourth cup is permitted to drink tea or coffee יאשר ,תיעיבר סוכו ,ללהה רחא םירצמ
(even with sugar) in order to keep oneself awake and dispel [the ידכ ,)רכוס םע וליפאו( ,הת וא הפק תותשל
effects] of the wine. However, one should not be lenient without ןיא ךרוצ אלב לבא .וניי גיפהלו ררועתהל
a need. After midnight there is more room to be lenient.
.רתוי הזב לקהל שי תוצח רחאלו ,לקהל

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