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2. The matzot are uncovered and raised and the paragraph of “​Ha Lahma Anya” ​is recited.
3. The Seder Plate is removed from the table to give the impression that the meal is over. This is to

allow the children to ask for the reason why the matzot, which were prepared for the night, are
being removed.
4. The 2nd cup is poured for each person seated and the children should ask, why a second cup is
being poured.
5. The children recite the “M​ a Nishtana”​ questions.

a. If one has no children, then the wife asks.
b. If one has no wife then the participants ask each other.
c. If one is by himself, then he asks the questions to himself.
d. Even a table full of Tora scholars are obligated to recite the ​Ma Nishtana q​ uestions.
6. After the recitation of ​Ma Nishtana,​ the Seder Plate is returned to the table and the Hagada is
read in its entirety.
7. The custom is to pour some wine and water into a broken vessel when reciting the 10 plagues.
This mixture should be discarded immediately.
8. When reaching the paragraph of “P​ esah Shehayu Avotenu”​ one should make sure not to lift or
point to the shank bone. Looking at it is enough.
9. When reaching the paragraph of “​Matza Zu,” ​the broken matza (from the middle) is raised to
bring endearance to the mitzva.
10. When reaching the paragraph of “​Maror Ze,​” the maror is raised.
11. When reaching the paragraph of “L​ efichach,”​ the cup is raised until the blessing is finished.
12. One drinks the cup while adhering to the laws set out in Section #1 with regards to the first cup.
13. The Sephardic custom is not to bless “B​ ore Peri HaGefen”​ on the second cup. Only cups #1 and #3 is
the blessing recited.
14. No ​Beracha Aharona​ is recited after cup #2.
15. One who thinks of the text of the hagada without reciting the words, doesn’t fulfill the mitzva of
“Telling over the Story of Egypt.”
a. To clarify: As long as the entire Hagada is being recited on the table and everyone is

listening, it’s okay if just one or a few leaders are the ones reading.
16. While it’s certainly great to speak Divre Torah during Magid, this shouldn’t be prolonged. This

way, we can ensure that everyone on the table makes it to the end of the Seder, marked by the
drinking of the 4th cup.

a. To clarify: When the Rabbis said that “He who speaks at length about the Exodus is
praiseworthy,” they are referring to after the Seder is complete. At this point, one should
continue to discuss the Exodus until sleep takes over him.

6 - Rohtza ‫רחצה‬

1. One washes his hands like he would normally wash for bread and recites “​Al Netilat Yadayim.”

81 Laws of the Seder - Compendium Rabbi David Kadoch - Abir Yaakob Congregation