Highlighted entries are Halachah-related
TEXT OF THE PESACH KIDDUSH
How do we express our Simchah on Yom Tov?
What does the word "Mo'ed" signify? How do we sanctify the Mo'ed?
HAVDALAH
Why don't we use spices at Havdalah, when Motza'ei Shabbos falls on Yom Tov?
Why is a candle with multiple wicks usually preferred for Havdalah? On Yom Tov, is it permissible to join two single candles to form one flame?
1. Yosef Da'as to Pesachim 103:p5, ד"ה אבוקה
Rashi (to Bereishis 2:3) writes - "He sanctified the Shabbos through the Mahn" (which did not fall on Shabbos). But Rashi (to Shemos 16:26) also writes, that the Mahn did not fall on Yom Tov either! If so, how did the Mahn express the distinction of Shabbos?
Why is this the text of this blessing extended, making it longer than the standard Havdalah blessing recited throughout the year?
"You have distinguished and sanctified Your people Yisrael, with Your Holiness." But this phrase is unlike the rest of the blessing, in that seemingly, no contrast is being drawn! Also, how does this phrase lead into the blessing's conclusion – "… Who distinguishes between the holy and the holy?"
If one mistakenly said the usual conclusion of Havdalah, "... Bein Kodesh l'Chol," did he fulfill his obligation?
4 CUPS
What are the two separate Mitzvah-themes of the 4 cups that we drink?
Do the 4 cups we drink at the Seder, correspond to the 4 expressions of Ge'ulah, or to the cups in the dream of Pharaoh's steward?
4 CUPS: HALACHOS
How much wine must the cup used for the Arba Kosos contain?
How much of the wine that is in the cup, must one drink?
Does one fulfill his obligation by sipping the wine gradually?
Must all the members of the household drink their own four cups, and if so, why? Or is sufficient for the leader of the Seder to drink?
Need the members of the household wait for the person reciting Kiddush to drink from his cup, before drinking their own?
Can one fulfil his obligation by drinking all of the Arba Kosos at once?
4 CUPS: WINE
May Yayin Mevushal (wine that was heated/cooked) be used for Arba Kosos?
May grape juice be used as a preferred option, for the Mitzvah of Arba Kosos?
May one use Shemitah-year wine for the Arba Kosos?
What shade of wine is preferred for Arba Kosos?
4 EXPRESSIONS OF GE'ULAH
What is the significance of the four expressions of Redemption, found in Parshas Va'era (Shemos 6:6-7)? Why specifically the number four?
Why do we commemorate these four expressions of Redemption, specifically by drinking four cups of wine?
The four expressions of Ge'ulah are commonly counted as, "v'Hotzeisi, v'Hitzalti, v'Ga'alti, v'Lakachti" (Shemos 6:6-7). Are there other opinions as to how they are counted?
What additional aspect of the number four in the Exodus, is a reason that we drink four cups?
