Hebrew
Erev Pesah (14th of Nisan)
* LAWS OF BEDIKAT HAMETZ 203 As soon as possible after dark, one is required to do Bedikat Hametz in one’s home (page 805) או"ח, תלא: א] yw]. It is customary for a household member to hide ten pieces of hametz to be found during the search תלב: ב] nx [רמ"א Before beginning the search one says the blessing yan בער by ] שו"ע או"ח, תלב:א [ . The custom is to conduct the search at night by the light of a candle, but use of a flashlight is also permitted. If Pesah falls on Motza’ei Shabbat, the search is made on Thurs- day night. Those who plan to be away on Pesah should conduct the search the night before their departure, but without making a blessing. After completion of the search, one says xpanbs (page 805), an Aramaic formula disclaiming one’s ownership of any hametz the whereabouts of which are unknown. 204 Shaharit: for weekdays. mind מזמור and למְנְעח are omitted רמ"א או"ח, נא: ט] J. 205 First born males are required to fast בכורות) myn), unless they attend a siyum (celebratory meal to mark the completion of a unit of Torah study), which is traditionally held immediately following Shaharit .[שו"ע או"ח, תע: א] 206 One is forbidden from eating hametz from the end of the first third of the day, או"ח, תמג: א] yw]. There is a dispute between halakhic authorities whether the day is measured from daybreak to nightfall (Magen Avraham), or from sunrise to sunset (Vilna Gaon). One should follow local communal practice in this regard. 207 One is forbidden from owning hametz from the end of the first S42 of the day, by which time one should burn or otherwise destroy any hametz remaining in | one’s possession [ov]. One should say spans (page 805) a second time before the end of the first 542 of the day תלד:ב] nox pw]. 208 Ifthe first day of Pesah falls on Thursday, each household must prepare an Eiruv Tavshilin (page 805); this makes it permissible to prepare food on Friday for | the Shabbat meals ] תקכז nx yw]. 209 After Minha, some have the custom to say the biblical verses describing the sacrifice of the Pesah lamb (Ex. 12:1-13) ] או"ח, תעא: כב wn]. 210 If Pesah eve falls on Motza’ei Shabbat, the Fast of the Firstborn is held on the preceding Thursday ורמ"א או"ח, תע: ב] yw). Bedikat Hametz is done on Thursday night, and the hametz is burned (see law 207) on Friday morning without say- ing xan ba, while leaving enough hametz for Shabbat. On Shabbat morning, after eating the last of one’s hametz, any leftovers must be given to a non-Jew
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Shushan Purim (asth of Adar) 195 Both Tahanun and nyz} are omitted תרצו: א] nix yw]. Shabbat Parashat Para (Shabbat preceding Shabbat Parashat HaHodesh) 196 On the penultimate Shabbat of the month of Adar (Adar 11 ina leap year), a second Torah scroll is taken from the Ark, from which Parashat Para (Num. 19:1-22), the third of the four special Maftir-Haftara units, is read. Haftara: Ezek. 36:16--38 או"ח, תרפה ג] yw). ONT אָב is omitted. Shabbat Parashat HaHodesh (Mevarkhim Hodesh Nisan) 197 On the Shabbat preceding Rosh Hodesh Nisan, a second Torah scroll is taken from the Ark, from which Parashat HaHodesh (Ex. 12:1-20), the fourth of the four special Maftir-Haftara units, is read. Haftara: Ezek. 45:16-46:18 ] א"ח yw אָב הֶרְחָמִים. תרפה ד is omitted. 198 When Rosh Hodesh Nisan falls on Shabbat, three Torah scrolls are taken from the Ark. Six men are called up to the first scroll and the portion of the week is read. A seventh man is called to the second scroll for the reading of Num. 28:9-15. Half Kaddish is said. Maftir (Ex. 12:1-20) is read from the third scroll. Haftara is Ezek. 45:16-46:18. אב הרחמים is omitted.
Sephardi
Erev Pesah (14th of Nisan) * LAWS OF BEDIKAT HAMETZ 203 As soon as possible after dark, one is required to do Bedikat Hametz in one’s home (page 805) v"ch, tl: ] yw]. It is customary for a household member to hide ten pieces of hametz to be found during the search tlv: v] nx [rm" Before beginning the search one says the blessing yan vr by ] shv" v"ch, tlv: [ . The custom is to conduct the search at night by the light of a candle, but use of a flashlight is also permitted. If Pesah falls on Motza’ei Shabbat, the search is made on Thurs- day night. Those who plan to be away on Pesah should conduct the search the night before their departure, but without making a blessing. After completion of the search, one says xpanbs (page 805), an Aramaic formula disclaiming one’s ownership of any hametz the whereabouts of which are unknown. 204 Shaharit: for weekdays. mind mzmvr and lmnch are omitted rm" v"ch, n: t] J. 205 First born males are required to fast vchvrvt) myn), unless they attend a siyum (celebratory meal to mark the completion of a unit of Torah study), which is traditionally held immediately following Shaharit .[shv" v"ch, t: ] 206 One is forbidden from eating hametz from the end of the first third of the day, v"ch, tmg: ] yw]. There is a dispute between halakhic authorities whether the day is measured from daybreak to nightfall (Magen Avraham), or from sunrise to sunset (Vilna Gaon). One should follow local communal practice in this regard. 207 One is forbidden from owning hametz from the end of the first S42 of the day, by which time one should burn or otherwise destroy any hametz remaining in | one’s possession [ov]. One should say spans (page 805) a second time before the end of the first 542 of the day tld:v] nox pw]. 208 Ifthe first day of Pesah falls on Thursday, each household must prepare an Eiruv Tavshilin (page 805); this makes it permissible to prepare food on Friday for | the Shabbat meals ] tkchz nx yw]. 209 After Minha, some have the custom to say the biblical verses describing the sacrifice of the Pesah lamb (Ex. 12:1-13) ] v"ch, t: chv wn]. 210 If Pesah eve falls on Motza’ei Shabbat, the Fast of the Firstborn is held on the preceding Thursday vrm" v"ch, t: v] yw). Bedikat Hametz is done on Thursday night, and the hametz is burned (see law 207) on Friday morning without say- ing xan ba, while leaving enough hametz for Shabbat. On Shabbat morning, after eating the last of one’s hametz, any leftovers must be given to a non-Jew