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Tzafun

1. Mishna/Gemara – One may not eat any dessert [afikoman] following the
consumption of the korban pesach.
2. Gemara – One also may not eat any dessert [afikoman] following the consumption
of matza for Tzafun.
3. Why do we eat the Afikoman?
a. Rashi – This is the fulfillment of the biblical mitzva of eating matza.
b. Rosh – It serves as a commemoration for the korban pesach.
c. Tosafot – So that the taste of matza will remain in one’s mouth at the end of the
Seder.

4. How much matza must one eat?
a. Bach – Two kezayit portions, one for the korban pesach and one for the matza
eaten with the pesach.
b. Shulchan Aruch – One kezayit for the korban pesach.
c. Mishna Berura – Ideally one should eat 2 kezayit portions.
5. The proper time for eating the Afikoman
a. Gemara – It is a dispute:
i. Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya – Until chatzot.
ii. Rabbi Akiva – Until dawn.
b. Shulchan Aruch/Gra/Mishna Berura – One should be careful to eat it before
chatzot.
c. Mishna Berura/Yalkut Yosef – Bedieved, one may eat it after chatzot as well.
6. Drinking after the Afikoman
a. Shulchan Aruch – One may not drink any drinks except for water.
b. Mishna Berura – Drinks that do not have a strong taste are permitted.
c. Piskei Teshuvot – Tea or coffee without sugar are permitted.
d. Yalkut Yosef – Even tea or coffee with sugar are permitted if being used to help
one continue discussing the story of yetziat mitzrayim or the halachot of Pesach.

Barech

1. Making a zimun
a. Shulchan Aruch – One should try to have enough people at the Seder to make a
zimun.
b. Mishna Berura – This is in order to have at least three people reciting Hallel
together, which is preferable.

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